Why a Minor Change to How Epa Makes Rules Could Radically Reduce Environmental Protection

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Date

June 18, 2018

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Media Highlight

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The Conversation

"In my experience working on the White House economic team in the Clinton and Obama administrations, I found cost-benefit analysis provides a solid foundation for understanding the impacts of regulatory proposals. It also generates thoughtful discussion of ways to design rules to maximize net benefits to the public."

Topics

Benefit-Cost Analysis

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Joseph E. Aldy

University Fellow

Joe Aldy is a university fellow at RFF and professor of the practice of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School. His research focuses on climate change policy, energy policy, and mortality risk evaluation.

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