Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation.

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Under both the Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, the U.S. government has had a seemingly unquenchable thirst for national security ...

One problem: Voters aren't buying it. President Biden recently promised to “modernize” regulatory review, and that includes a major overhaul of how agencies measure the benefits and costs of their ...

Toxic and even deadly train wrecks like the one in East Palestine, Ohio, are the high cost of a regulatory system rigged to favor big corporations over the needs of ordinary Americans. One of the ...

This study systematically reviews the scientific literature (n = 56) on cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of adaptation measures in cities and similar urban environments. The review is conducted to assess ...

Stephanie A. Shwiff, Steven J. Sweeney, Julie L. Elser, Ryan S. Miller, Matthew L. Farnsworth, Pauline Nol, Steven S. Shwiff, Aaron M. Anderson Human-Wildlife ...

The latest report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is stark. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres describes it as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning ...

Data plays a vital role in any successful business. Protect­ing this data is mission-critical, and it falls to database administrators (DBAs) to organize, maintain, and secure it. The most effective ...

When it comes to deploying and investing in renewable energy, market participants frequently hear about costs. As in, the point at which the costs of installing solar and wind systems will decline to ...