EPI launched its Regulatory Policy Research program in 2011 in an effort to promote better understanding of the role of regulations. EPI's work examines the popular claim that regulations impede job creation, and addresses the attempts my many lawmakers to roll back key regulations that protect the environment and guarantee worker protections.
The economic—and other—benefits of regulations
“We hear about the cost of the regulations without considering the value of the benefits,” says Isaac Shapiro, who joined EPI earlier this year to launch and direct EPI’s new program on Regulatory Policy Research. Here, Shapiro outlines some of the goals of EPI’s new program and discusses the controversy surrounding many regulations.
Recent Work on Regulation
News from EPI: Poorly-researched estimate of OSHA regulations leads to vastly overstated costs
News from EPI: Poorly-researched estimate of OSHA regulations leads to vastly overstated costs
Crain and Crain’s OSHA cost estimates are way off base
News from EPI: Crain and Crain study based on flawed model and faulty data
Flaws call for rejecting Crain and Crain model
News from EPI: EPA’s toxics rule no threat to job growth, new EPI study finds
News from EPI: Government regulations save lives on the job
News from EPI: EPI report tallies impact of Obama administration EPA rules
An unmistakable pattern
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