Government Agencies

Regulatory Trial and Error

Regulatory Trial and Error

Trial-and-error decision-making could provide great benefits to regulators.

Clinical Trials and Actuarial Judgments

Clinical Trials and Actuarial Judgments

Regulators should rely on both clinical and actuarial judgment when setting policy.

Random Audits and Regulatory Compliance

Random Audits and Regulatory Compliance

Random audit programs should prioritize transparency to enhance legitimacy and minimize reputational risks.

A Proposal for PolicyPilots.gov

A Proposal for PolicyPilots.gov

A centralized platform for rigorous policy pilots would encourage collaboration between agencies and academia.

Using Rigorous Policy Pilots to Improve Governance

Using Rigorous Policy Pilots to Improve Governance

Scholars examine the benefits, challenges, and best practices of evidence-based policymaking.

Should Regulators Shame Companies into Compliance?

Should Regulators Shame Companies into Compliance?

Naming and shaming can serve as a legitimate, efficient, and democratic regulatory approach.

Silver Linings Shutdown

Silver Linings Shutdown

Distinguished lecture at Penn Law offers hope that the long shutdown of the federal government in early 2019 will lead to positive reforms.

Shame on You!

Shame on You!

Scholar argues that shaming is an effective tool against violators of regulations.

How Regulators Can Excel

How Regulators Can Excel

Contributors to a new book outline the prerequisites for success by regulatory agencies.

What the FDA Can Teach Us About Regulatory Excellence

What the FDA Can Teach Us About Regulatory Excellence

Scholar discusses the role of policy learning and reputation in regulatory excellence.

Achieving Better Regulatory Compliance

Achieving Better Regulatory Compliance

Leading regulatory scholar provides strategic advice for improving regulatory enforcement.

The Right Kind of Regulatory Excellence

The Right Kind of Regulatory Excellence

To be excellent, a regulator must select the correct virtues.