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3 Nov 2013, 9:30 pm
With unemployment coming down only slowly from its Great Recession heights, political debate over the potential impact of regulations on job growth rages on in Washington, D.C.In an effort to infuse policy debate with the findings of social science research, the Penn Program on Regulation (PPR) held a workshop earlier this fall to examine the impacts of regulation on employment. [read post]
3 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm
For many of the federal agencies that promulgate and enforce regulations to protect public health, safety, and the environment, the era of “big government” never even began. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 9:30 pm
At a recent House subcommittee hearing, arguments about how to balance economic growth with environmental health and safety focused on the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” an innovative way to extract natural gas from underground shale.The hearing featured testimony from representatives from federal, state, and local officials as well as a university scientist. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 9:29 pm
Government agencies should review their rules regularly to ensure that those rules impose the lowest reasonable burden on Americans consistent with fulfilling the agency’s statutory objectives. [read post]
1 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm
Although many people consider honeybees a nuisance when they interfere with summer picnics or threaten to inflict painful stings, the world’s food supply actually depends on honeybees. [read post]
27 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm
Are you are being over-charged on your monthly phone bill? [read post]
16 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm
Every year, 3000 Americans die from a food-borne illness. [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
President Obama’s recently released budget for FY 2013 treats environment protection, financial reform, and health care as the administration’s regulatory priorities.The Environmental Protection Agency’s discretionary budget request for FY 2013 is $8.3 billion. [read post]
1 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm
The U.S. [read post]
12 Jun 2013, 9:45 pm
Federal regulations can achieve many benefits in terms of safety, health, and environmental protection – but not without cost. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 9:30 pm
While Congress fought last week over sequestration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took on bagged lettuce, raw onions, and E. coli. [read post]
10 Sep 2013, 9:19 pm
While my first three observations about how OIRA works shed light on what OIRA does, the fourth and last point sheds light on the nature of the work: Much of the OIRA process is highly technical, and it’s very rarely political in the sense in which that word is used in ordinary language. [read post]
11 Sep 2013, 9:30 pm
So far we have covered the internal process of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). [read post]
8 Jan 2010, 11:26 am
Tort Reform. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 11:00 pm
Managing risks related to public health and safety while protecting the environment is now one of the principal functions that public opinion expects from the European Union. [read post]
29 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm
Governing the country’s largest city requires massive amounts of information. [read post]
23 Sep 2013, 9:30 pm
After more than a year of political and legal wrangling, the Senate arrived at the “consent” part of its “advice and consent” power in July when it finally confirmed five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). [read post]
25 Sep 2013, 9:30 pm
Every day, the U.S. [read post]
21 May 2013, 9:30 pm
The U.S. [read post]
16 Jul 2013, 9:30 pm
Human development has unequivocal implications for the environment and human health. [read post]
