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The Role of Analysis on the 17 Most Political Acres on the Face of the Earth

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Benefit‐cost and risk analyses associated with agency rule making are required by presidential order and are reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). This White House oversight of agency regulatory analysis means that OIRA's work, though primarily analytic, competes daily with the intense political pressures that characterize all work in the White House. Even in the face of the demands of politics, analysis is respected and utilized. A balance between politics and analysis is maintained in several ways. Several structural characteristics of the White House help protect analysis, such as a strong complement of offices whose role is primarily analytic (for example, the Council of Economic Advisors, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and OMB). OIRA's ability to successfully coordinate its regulatory review with White House officials ensures that it serves as an agent for presidential regulatory policy at the same time it champions higher quality benefit‐cost and risk analysis. This role as intermediary between analytic and political judgment also results from OIRA's expertise in such analysis and its reputation for the discretion necessary to maintain the trust of the president's upper level staff.

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  • Donald R. Arbuckle, 2011. "The Role of Analysis on the 17 Most Political Acres on the Face of the Earth," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 31(6), pages 884-892, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:31:y:2011:i:6:p:884-892
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01573.x
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    1. Jerry Ellig & Patrick A. McLaughlin & John F. Morrall III, 2013. "Continuity, change, and priorities: The quality and use of regulatory analysis across US administrations," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 7(2), pages 153-173, June.
    2. Lisa A. Robinson & Jonathan I. Levy, 2011. "The [R]Evolving Relationship Between Risk Assessment and Risk Management," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 31(9), pages 1334-1344, September.
    3. Fraas Art & Morgenstern Richard, 2014. "Identifying the analytical implications of alternative regulatory philosophies," Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, De Gruyter, vol. 5(1), pages 1-35, January.

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