The Scales of Weighing Regulatory Costs

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The Scales of Weighing Regulatory Costs is written by Jamison E. Colburn and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1788113500 (ISBN 10) and 9781788113502 (ISBN 13).

This book examines the calculation and evaluation of regulatory costs by regulators in accordance with a legislative mandate. A serious limitation in that enterprise, the possibility of technological change and innovation, often compromises those efforts and has long been under-appreciated in standard ‘cost-benefit analysis.’ Regulators who study the inducement of innovation and the avoidance of regulatory costs by the regulated often find significant cost-saving opportunities, leading to more stringent and more effective risk governance. Ultimately, the weighing of costs in this more elaborate model is more than simple welfare maximization. It views regulatory costs as important to society for a range of reasons, some grounded in fairness and some in deliberative process values, as a society seeks to minimize all costs over time.