Title
Cost-Benefit Analysis and Social Welfare Functions
Document Type
Online Essay
Publication Date
9-19-2016
Keywords
Process, Administrative Law, Administrative Procedure, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economy, Regulatory Cost, Regulatory Policy
Recommended Citation
Adler, Matthew D., "Cost-Benefit Analysis and Social Welfare Functions" (2016). The Regulatory Review - Opinion. 866.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/regreview-opinion/866
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Description
Cost-benefit analysis has become a routinized part of policymaking. Probing what justifies this methodology helps us to see how it might be improved.