Federal regulatory policy and the evaluation of regulations using benefit-cost analysis continue to be quite contentious. Advocates for more regulation claim that benefit-cost analysis loses information and impedes our understanding of the real beneficial consequences of regulatory action....

1. Introduction to economic analyses at EPA / Richard D. Morgenstern -- 2. The legal and institutional setting for economic analysis at EPA / Richard D. Morgenstern -- 3. Conducting an economic analysis : rationale, issues, and requirements / Richard D. Morgenstern -- 4. Lead in gasoline /...

The economic and social crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe and around the world is without precedent since World War II if not before. With more than 40 million known cases in Europe in one year, and over 900 000 deaths (March 2020 to March 2021), governments have stepped up their...

This working paper is intended to shed light on a pressing issue: the apparent growth-dependency of European welfare states at a time of weak growth prospects and strong criticisms of growth. Indeed, while the notion of going beyond GDP growth is gaining momentum in the European Union, as...