Reforming the IRB in Experimental Fashion
A new proposal seeks to reduce the time and cost of securing approval for human subject research.
Regulatory Learning Through the Rulemaking Process
An agency’s regulatory experience informs the development of effective future programs.
Regulatory Trial and Error
Trial-and-error decision-making could provide great benefits to regulators.
Reinvigorating the Paperwork Reduction Act
Improving the management of federal information collection requires help from agencies and the White House.
Clinical Trials and Actuarial Judgments
Regulators should rely on both clinical and actuarial judgment when setting policy.
Random Audits and Regulatory Compliance
Random audit programs should prioritize transparency to enhance legitimacy and minimize reputational risks.
Randomizing Policy and the Risk of Multiple Hypothesis Testing
Randomized policy research should be pre-registered to reduce the chance of false positive results.
A Proposal for PolicyPilots.gov
A centralized platform for rigorous policy pilots would encourage collaboration between agencies and academia.
How Can Experiments Play a Greater Role in Public Policy?
Policymakers should take steps to ensure successful pilots can be scaled up effectively.
Using Rigorous Policy Pilots to Improve Governance
Scholars examine the benefits, challenges, and best practices of evidence-based policymaking.
Interpretive Rules in Practice
A new ACUS recommendation on interpretive rules largely aligns with a prior one on policy statements.