A number of OECD countries make extensive use of cost benefit analysis (CBA) to help inform environmental policy decisions. This discussion panel will reflect on this use and take stock of recent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation.

The Biden Administration is revising the rules for how agencies conduct cost-benefit analyses, and some CBA experts have expressed concerns. Earlier this year, President Biden issued an Executive ...

Analysis: What is the true value of a policy project? For governments tasked with improving citizens' lives while spending taxpayers' money responsibly, this is no mere academic question. It lies at ...

One problem: Voters aren't buying it. President Biden recently promised to “modernize” regulatory review, and that includes a major overhaul of how agencies measure the benefits and costs of their ...

The Canadian Journal of Public Health is a professional journal which carries a wide variety of in-depth articles on all aspects of public health, including epidemiology, nutrition, family health, ...

An academic exercise conducted by drug researchers has revealed that enabling controlled doses of methadone to the prison inmates who are addicted to heroin, would serve a dual purpose An academic ...

Kathleen Merrigan served as a reviewer for the SOFA 2023 report described in this article. She has received funding from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food. But there’s more to the cost of ...