Ensuring Durability and Objectivity in Regulatory Analysis: Comments on OMB Circular A-4
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The Call for an AM Radio Mandate
Podcast with Dylan Desjardins
Tuesday, 10/24/2023, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
In the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), will the AM radio band be left behind?
Discussing the Draft Merger Guidelines
Tuesday, 9/26/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Joe Cordes interviews Visiting Scholar Mary Sullivan for a discussion about the Draft Merger Guidelines developed by the FTC and DOJ.
Reeve Bull on Building an Evidence-Based System of Regulatory Analysis from the Bottom-Up
Agencies often do not consider what level of government is most appropriate for regulation
Tuesday, 9/12/2023, 11:00am - 12:00pm
State/local governments have two advantages over federal counterparts: They’re closer to the people, and more likely to hear about it if they get things wrong.
Podcast: Discounting to Achieve Policy Preferences
Tuesday, 8/15/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Susan Dudley discusses the use of proposed discount rates in the OMB Draft Circular A-4
Overview of OIRA's Guidance on Public Engagement for Federal Agencies
Wednesday, 8/2/2023, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Discussing priorities for early involvement, transparency, proactive engagement, and meaningful participation
Biden’s Spring 2023 Unified Agenda
GW Regulatory Studies Podcast discussion
Wednesday, 6/28/2023, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Zhoudan (Zoey) Xie shares highlights of the Spring 2023 Unified Agenda
Safeguarding Objective and Evidence-Based Principles for Regulatory Impact Analysis
GW Regulatory Studies Podcast discussion
Wednesday, 6/21/2023, 10:00am - 10:30am
Susan Dudley shares perspectives on the OMB Draft Circular A4 and the value of durable, objective regulatory impact analysis
Challenges with Distributional Weighting in the Draft Circular A-4
GW Reg Studies Podcast discussion
Monday, 6/12/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Economist Mary Sullivan joins the podcast to share perspectives on the proposed introduction of distributional weighting as part of the new draft Circular A-4
Tuesday, 5/9/2023, 10:30am - 3:00pm
GW Regulatory Studies and the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis host a discussion of changes to regulatory practices and analysis with OIRA administrators
What's In the EO on Modernizing Regulatory Review?
GW Reg Studies Podcast discussion
Wednesday, 4/26/2023, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Mark Febrizio and Bridget Dooling break down the 'Modernizing' executive order on the RegStudies Podcast