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

Health economics provides a framework for evaluating the allocation of limited resources in healthcare, ensuring that interventions not only deliver clinical benefit but also represent optimal use of ...

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 Interactions, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Spring 2016 ...

New rules from the Office of Management and Budget will change how the federal government weighs costs, enabling new efforts on climate change and poverty. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Washington ...

SAREM seeks to leverage the rising demand for renewable energy and storage technologies to promote industrialisation and ...

NASA's new research reframes orbital debris as a financial risk, quantifying the economic impact of collisions and mission ...

If a tree stands in the forest, and there’s no economist around to tabulate its benefits to humans, do those benefits still exist? Critically, the healthier our natural environment, the more — and ...

The arrival of the palm oil industry in Indonesia’s Papua region has wrought more than five times as much environmental and social damage than the benefits it has delivered, according to a new ...

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 ...

The French capital is abuzz as Paris prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. With the opening ceremony just three months away, France is preparing to welcome the world for its sixth-ever ...