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NHTSA’s Federal Automated Vehicles Policy: Accelerating the Next Revolution In Roadway Safety

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Federal Automated Vehicles Policy establishes how the agency will address driverless car technology through its current regulatory framework and identifies new regulatory tools that could be used in the future.

Public Comment to the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking

Regulation may have a larger impact on society than any other single federal policymaking process. Regulations protect public health, promote economic growth, and help preserve our environment. Various estimates of regulation’s impact on society vary from over $260 billion to over $2 trillion. By comparison, the total of all federal funding for research and development, for instance, is less than $160 billion a year.

Remembering Charlie Schultze

When Brookings economist Charles Schultze died in late September, the obituaries that I read largely focused on his activities related to macroeconomics. The only mention of activities related to regulation and regulatory reform that I was able to find was in Ed Cowan’s Washington Post piece in which he stated that Charlie’s “longest-lasting impact may have been on moving the government away from … command and control regulation.”

The Midnight Uptick: Hasty Turnaround for Costly Student Loan Rule

Fate of a Department of Education rule may hinge on the outcome of upcoming election

Taiwan: Taking Public Participation a Step Further

Yuan looks to strengthen the public comment process

One Standard to Rule Them All: The Disparate Impact of Energy Efficiency Regulations

This chapter explores the reasoning behind energy efficiency regulations and why these reasons are insufficient to support the large costs they impose on consumers, especially low-income consumers.

The Renewable Fuel Standard’s Contribution to National Security is Misconstrued by its Advocates

Are biofuels as important to energy security as claimed?