Cost-Benefit Analysis

The Big Ideas Behind OIRA

The Big Ideas Behind OIRA

“The role of OIRA is emphatically one of procedural safeguards.”

Bill Moves Forward to Amend the Regulatory Process

Bill Moves Forward to Amend the Regulatory Process

Debate ensues over the proposed Regulatory Accountability Act.

Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Tool for Good Governance in Financial Regulation

Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Tool for Good Governance in Financial Regulation

Effective evaluation helps to guard against regulatory capture.

Do Lower Speed Limits Cost Society Less?

Do Lower Speed Limits Cost Society Less?

Study finds lower speed limits reduce fatal accidents and pollution levels.

Debate over OIRA’s Virtues and Vices Continues

Debate over OIRA’s Virtues and Vices Continues

Cass Sunstein and Lisa Heinzerling debate what really happens in OIRA.

Defining Government Failure

Defining Government Failure

Ideological presumptions should not obscure key elements of “government failure.”

Senators Question President’s Pick for OIRA Administrator

Senators Question President’s Pick for OIRA Administrator

Howard Shelanski questioned on delays, retrospective review, and role for cost-benefit analysis.

Using a Compliance Cost Cap to Constrain Regulation

Using a Compliance Cost Cap to Constrain Regulation

Forthcoming paper proposes firm limits be set on costs of regulatory policy.

EPA Nominee Questioned about Transparency

EPA Nominee Questioned about Transparency

Republican Senators focus on the EPA’s openness.

Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis Spreads to Developing World

Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis Spreads to Developing World

Despite challenges, cost-benefit analysis can serve as an effective tool worldwide.

Who Is Running OIRA?

Who Is Running OIRA?

Former EPA official questions review process during transition to new “regulatory czar” at OIRA.

Substance or Politics: What Dictates Obama’s Regulatory Agenda?

Substance or Politics: What Dictates Obama’s Regulatory Agenda?

Both critics and defenders overstate true role of cost-benefit analysis in rulemaking