• 52 Experiments with Regulatory Review

    After more than a year of research, surveys, and analysis, Policy Integrity is the first to compile the regulatory practices of all fifty states in one document. Comparing each set of laws and guidelines on paper to direct feedback from leaders on the ground, the report assigns states a grade based on an evaluation of the quality of their review process. The results find signficant flaws with state level regulatory review and indicate that billions of dollars and important environmental and public health protections are at risk. States earned an average grade of “D+.” Read the report here

  • Flooding the Market

    The National Flood Insurance Program provides low cost insurance rates for homes and businesses. The cheap policies encourage development in risky, low-lying and coastal areas—the same areas that tend to be ecologically sensitive. When disaster strikes, the government (and ultimately taxpayers) must pay the bills. Read the case study »

  • Counting the Benefits of Climate Change Regulation

    Policy Integrity teamed up with the Environmental Defense Fund to assist the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies in improving the methodology used to estimate the benefits of greenhouse gas controls. This will ultimately be used throughout the federal bureaucracy for decisions with climate change impacts. Read the case study »

  • Opposing Longer Trucking Hours

    Policy Integrity served as amicus in litigation by Public Citizen and other groups challenging regulation increasing the number of hours truckers could drive per week. Policy Integrity argued that the agency failed to properly examine the large health consequences to truckers of the rule. Read the case study »

  • Supporting Net Neutrality

    Policy Integrity is working with a coalition led by Free Press and Consumers Union to examine a Federal Communications Commission rule that would prevent internet-service providers from discriminating against websites based on content. Policy Integrity has published economic analysis of the Internet market, and participated in the FCC administrative process in support of the rule. Read the case study »

Message from Dean Revesz

Cost-benefit analysis can be an advocate’s strongest tool. When done correctly, the numbers often support strong government protections for important values like the environment, health and safety, and consumer protection. But too often, cost-benefit analysis has been used in a biased fashion, leading to deregulation or watered down rules. Keep reading »

Advocacy Partnerships

Policy Integrity partners with advocacy organizations to use economics and law to ensure that the benefits of better protections are properly counted, helping groups reach their goals and achieve tangible results. Learn more »

Featured Publication

The BP Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Option Value and the Offshore Drilling Debate

The BP Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Option Value and the Offshore Drilling Debate

One year after crude oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, little action has been taken to prevent a similar disaster. A report authored by Gaia Larsen and Michael A. Livermore finds that overly simplistic economic analysis by the government may have helped lead to the accident.

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