Enhancing the Social Benefits of Regulatory Review

The document asserts that federal leadership has compromised the integrity of the regulatory review process coordinated by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), leading to deregulatory actions that harm public health, safety, the environment, and financial stability. It proposes a path forward that involves removing these distortions, reaffirming established best practices, and implementing corrections to ensure regulations maximize net social welfare.

• Recent federal leadership has undermined the government's regulatory review structure and the role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), resulting in a high volume of deregulatory actions that negatively impact the health, safety, environment, and financial well-being of the American people.
• The report recommends a two-step reform process for regulatory review: first, removing recent distortions, and second, reaffirming previous best practices while introducing necessary enhancements to help agencies maximize net social welfare.

APA

Schwartz, J. (2020). Enhancing the Social Benefits of Regulatory Review. Institute for Policy Integrity. https://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/enhancing-the-social-benefits-of-regulatory-review

Chicago

Schwartz, Jason. Enhancing the Social Benefits of Regulatory Review. Institute for Policy Integrity, 2020. https://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/enhancing-the-social-benefits-of-regulatory-review.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{schwartz2020enhancing, author = {Schwartz, Jason}, title = {{Enhancing the Social Benefits of Regulatory Review}}, institution = {Institute for Policy Integrity}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/enhancing-the-social-benefits-of-regulatory-review}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }