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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.

Institutionalizing Regulatory Lookback

Institutionalizing Regulatory Lookback

Obama’s next OIRA Administrator should act to embed retrospective evaluation into the regulatory process.

OMB Releases Draft of Annual Report on Regulation’s Impacts

OMB Releases Draft of Annual Report on Regulation’s Impacts

Major rules, especially EPA’s, potentially create enormous net benefits.

Report Recommends Ways to Improve Regulatory Science

Report Recommends Ways to Improve Regulatory Science

Study for ACUS examines steps agencies should take when using scientific analysis.

We Live in an Interagency World

We Live in an Interagency World

Despite conventional wisdom, agency coordination can sometimes improve presidential control.

CFPB Seeks to Increase Oversight of Nonbank Student Loan Servicers

CFPB Seeks to Increase Oversight of Nonbank Student Loan Servicers

Proposed rule to protect nearly 50 million Americans with student loan debt.

Policy Entrepreneurs: The Power of Audacity

Policy Entrepreneurs: The Power of Audacity

What can the efforts of a single former OIRA official teach about making broad institutional changes?

Congress Considers Limits on “Sue and Settle” Lawsuits

Congress Considers Limits on “Sue and Settle” Lawsuits

Republicans introduce bill limiting settlements of regulatory lawsuits.

Week in Review

Week in Review

Obama continues cabinet nominations, OMB analyzes regulatory costs and benefits, and more.

New York City Unleashes a Flood of Open Data

New York City Unleashes a Flood of Open Data

Law promises to promote transparency and encourage technological innovation.

Who Is Running OIRA?

Who Is Running OIRA?

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

Shifting OSHA’s Priorities to Protect Public Health

Shifting OSHA’s Priorities to Protect Public Health

Agency needs “wake-up call” on chemical hazards, says PPR’s Adam Finkel.