Cost-benefit analysis and relative position

Article Abstract:

The authors argue that current estimates of the benefits of major government regulations are too low. Topics include the rise of cost-benefit analysis , the importance of relative economic position for a person's well-being, and government estimates of the value of a statistical life.

Author: Sunstein, Cass R., Frank, Robert H.
Publisher: University of Chicago Law School
Publication Name: University of Chicago Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0041-9494
Year: 2001
Usage, Economic aspects, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Valuation, Cost benefit analysis, Longevity, Environmental health

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Order without law

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The author contends that the reasoning used by the US Supreme Court majority in Bush v. Gore was neither well-reasoned nor firmly rooted in existing legal standards. He also argues, however, that the decision brought a chaotic situation to a necessary end.

Author: Sunstein, Cass R.
Publisher: University of Chicago Law School
Publication Name: University of Chicago Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0041-9494
Year: 2001
Florida, Cases, Contested elections, Judicial restraint

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Nondelegation canons

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The author proposes that the nondelegation doctrine has not disappeared, but has been transformed into nondelegation canons which are preferable judicially and politically.

Author: Sunstein, Cass R.
Publisher: University of Chicago Law School
Publication Name: University of Chicago Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0041-9494
Year: 2000
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Powers and duties, Delegation of powers, Administrative agencies, Government agencies

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