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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is updating its social ...

For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of ...

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 ...