In May 2013, the White House released a revised Technical Support Document (TSD) with a new estimate of the “social cost of carbon” (SCC), to be used by various agencies when evaluating the benefits of emissions
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Why Do Politicians Pursue Regulatory Reforms?
Scholars find considerable evidence that the state-level regulatory reforms are about political gain more than administrative efficiency or economic benefits.
IRS and SBA Office of Advocacy Spar over Affordable Care Act Implementation
The IRS published a final rule setting up a tax penalty for businesses whose employees purchase health insurance through an Exchange using a federal subsidy.
Regulatory Reform: What’s New in 2014?
The 113th Congress is considering various bills that would reform the way regulations are developed, analyzed, and reviewed.
Does Regulation Kills Jobs? tackles what has become a heated partisan issue with exactly the kind of careful analysis policymakers need in order to make better policy decisions, providing insights that will benefit both politicians and citizens who seek economic growth as well as the protection of public health and safety, financial security, environmental sustainability, and other civic goals.
Online Consultation and Citizen Feedback in Chinese Policymaking
In recent years, the Chinese government has increasingly utilised online consultation as a means of providing citizens with opportunities to offer feedback on draft laws and regulations. As little is known about the operation of online consultation, this article analyses the content of citizen feedback submitted on a revision to China's health system proposed by the National Development and Reform Commission.
FDA’s proposed Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption does not meet statutory and executive requirements