Evaluating the benefits and costs of regulatory reforms: What questions need to be asked?

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Shapiro, Stuart ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Peer review; Regulation; Regulatory reform

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GUIDELINE; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PEER REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46049093769     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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