Page 1 ECONOMIC REASONING AND JUDICIAL REVIEW AEI-Brookings Joint Center 2003
Distinguished Lecture BY STEPHEN BREYER AEI-BROOKINGS JOINT CENTER FOR …

Several legal scholars are highly skeptical of the use of costbenefit analysis and other
economic tools in regulatory decisionmak-ing. Recently, these critics have focused on …

THE economic analysis of regulation is a vast topic, with implications for environmental
protection, communications and technology policy, public health, immigration, national …

Like other extra-legal disciplines, economics has long been an important source of valuable
insights about law. Over the past half-century, the economic analysis of law has become one …

The role of courts in reviewing the decisions of administrative agencies has materially
changed over the four decades since the Administrative Procedure Act'(APA) was enacted …

In 1989, Cass Sunstein1 published an article entitled On the Costs and Benefits of
Aggressive Judicial Review of Agency Action. 2 Sunstein apparently meant the words" …

Executive orders, statutes, and precedent increasingly require cost-benefit analysis of
regulations. Presidential executive orders have long required executive agencies to submit …

Economic analysis of law treats common law fields, especially tort law—which provides
legal remedies for physical, mental, or financial injuries caused by negligence, medical …

Several scholars are highly skeptical of the use of cost-benefit analysis and other economic
tools in regulatory decision making. Recently, these critics have focused on debunking …

In this Essay, I will discuss the use of economics and the role of economists in the classical,
economic regulatory process. I shall focus upon four ways in which economists may be …