John D. Graham

John D. Graham is Dean of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington. A foremost authority on risk analysis, he served as the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House Office of Management and Budget from 2001 to 2006.

Regulatory Reform, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and the Poor

Regulatory Reform, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and the Poor

OIRA should add a benefit-cost analysis focused on protecting the poor when evaluating new agency rules.

A Reply to Professor Amy Sinden’s Critique of the “Cost-Benefit State”

A Reply to Professor Amy Sinden’s Critique of the “Cost-Benefit State”

Cost-benefit analysis is the most preferable form of analysis, and it should continue to be employed for important regulatory decisions.

A Paradigm Shift in the Cost-Benefit State

A Paradigm Shift in the Cost-Benefit State

A 2009 court decision could spur more cost-benefit analysis in the regulatory process.

The Myths of Benefit-Cost Analysis

The Myths of Benefit-Cost Analysis

Congress should resist the popular misconceptions of the critics of benefit-cost analysis.