In our last issue, Steven Kelman of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government criticized cost-benefit analysis from the perspective not of economics but of ethical theory. He concluded that in health, ...

Under both the Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, the U.S. government has had a seemingly unquenchable thirst for national security regulations limiting investment, trade, and information ...

The term “cost-benefit analysis” may sound complicated, but the idea is simple: it's a process of examining information to help you determine the likelihood that you’ll benefit from a business ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fred L. Smith Jr. Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal ...

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 the heart ...

If you were to do a cost-benefit analysis of your lunch, it would be pretty difficult to do the calculation without the sandwich. But it appears that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ...