| Evaluating the benefits and costs of regulatory reforms: what questions need to be asked? | |
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PMID: 18486971 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In 1984, Portney argued that "[w]e should scrutinize proposed reforms of the rulemaking process every bit as carefully as the regulations that process produces." In the 23 years since then, the regulatory process on the federal level has been continuously reformed by statute, by executive order, and by directives from the OMB. Despite the extensive debate on the need for these reforms, there has been very little analysis of the reforms themselves. This paper updates Portney's work on analyzing cost-benefit analysis and expands it to evaluate reforms of the regulatory process. I use as my primary example the recent peer-review guidelines issued by OMB. I argue that we may have reached a point of diminishing returns in regulatory reforms, that the peer-review guidelines likely have costs that exceed their benefits, and that further regulatory reforms merit closer evaluation. |
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Authors:
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Stuart Shapiro |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-04-10 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Evaluation and program planning Volume: 31 ISSN: 1873-7870 ISO Abbreviation: Eval Program Plann Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-07-08 Completed Date: 2008-09-10 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7801727 Medline TA: Eval Program Plann Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 223-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Avenue #274, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. stuartsh@rci.rutgers.edu |
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Cost-Benefit Analysis* Government Regulation* Guidelines as Topic Peer Review / standards* United States |
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