Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities

Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities
Author: Barry Leonard
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437932037

Summarizes estimates by Fed. regulatory agencies of the quantified and monetized benefits and costs of major Fed. Reg. (FR) from 1998-2008. Contents: Intro.; Chap. 1: The Benefits and Costs of FR: A. Est. of the Total Benefits and Costs of FR; B. Est. of the Benefits and Costs of This Year¿s Major Rules; C. The Impact of FR on State, Local, and Tribal Gov¿ts., Small Bus., Wages, and Econ. Growth; Chap. 2: Trends in Benefit and Cost Est.; Chap. 3: Recomm. for Reform; Chap. 4: Update on the Implementation of Info. Quality Initiatives; Part 2: Report on Agency Compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: Intro.; Chap. 5: Review of Significant Regulatory Mandates: DoT, DHS, Dept. of Treasury, EPA, and Dept. of Commerce. Illus.

Economic Report of the President

Economic Report of the President
Author: United States. President
Publisher: BernanPress
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2019
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9780160950575

"The Economic Report of the President provides valuable information about the present state of the U.S. economy and its future course. The Economic Report is issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisers and transmitted to Congress no later than 10 days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government... For more than 70 years, the Economic Report has provided a nearly contemporaneous record of how administrations have interpreted economic developments, the motivation for policy actions, and the results of those interventions. Included in the Economic Report of the President is the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers. Each year, the Council of Economic Advisers submits this report on its activities during the previous calendar year in accordance with the requirements of the Congress as set forth in section 10(d) of the Employment Act of 1946 as amended by the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978." --Amazon.com.

Economics, Politics, and American Public Policy

Economics, Politics, and American Public Policy
Author: James J. Gosling
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2015-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317472403

This text introduces students to the interrelationship of politics and economics in American public policymaking: how economic concerns have been legislated into law since Franklin Roosevelt's time and how politics (e.g., Washington gridlock) affects the economy and the making of public policy. Students learn how to measure various indicators of economic performance, how the U.S. economy works (domestically and with international linkages), and how and why policymakers act to stabilise an economy in an economic downturn. Additionally, many social insurance programs (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) are explained and the current fiscal issues concerning current/future costs are treated in some detail. The book concludes with a full chapter case study on the Obama administration's response to the Great Recession and its dealings with Congress; the implementation of the Affordable Care Act is also discussed.

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Author: Anthony E. Boardman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2018-06-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108245811

Cost-Benefit Analysis provides accessible, comprehensive, authoritative, and practical treatments of the protocols for assessing the relative efficiency of public policies. Its review of essential concepts from microeconomics, and its sophisticated treatment of important topics with minimal use of mathematics helps students from a variety of backgrounds build solid conceptual foundations. It provides thorough treatments of time discounting, dealing with contingent uncertainty using expected surpluses and option prices, taking account of parameter uncertainties using Monte Carlo simulation and other types of sensitivity analyses, revealed preference approaches, stated preference methods including contingent valuation, and other related methods. Updated to cover contemporary research, this edition is considerably reorganized to aid in student and practitioner understanding, and includes eight new cases to demonstrate the actual practice of cost-benefit analysis. Widely cited, it is recognized as an authoritative source on cost-benefit analysis. Illustrations, exhibits, chapter exercises, and case studies help students master concepts and develop craft skills.

Valuing Health for Regulatory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Valuing Health for Regulatory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2006-05-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309100771

Promoting human health and safety by reducing exposures to risks and harms through regulatory interventions is among the most important responsibilities of the government. Such efforts encompass a wide array of activities in many different contexts: improving air and water quality; safeguarding the food supply; reducing the risk of injury on the job, in transportation, and from consumer products; and minimizing exposure to toxic chemicals. Estimating the magnitude of the expected health and longevity benefits and reductions in mortality, morbidity, and injury risks helps policy makers decide whether particular interventions merit the expected costs associated with achieving these benefits and inform their choices among alternative strategies. Valuing Health for Regulatory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis provides useful recommendations for how to measure health-related quality of- life impacts for diverse public health, safety, and environmental regulations. Public decision makers, regulatory analysts, scholars, and students in the field will find this an essential review text. It will become a standard reference for all government agencies and those consultants and contractors who support the work of regulatory programs.