Proposals Requested for Retrospective Analysis of US Environmental Regulations
RFF’s Retrospective Performance Initiative solicits proposals for new studies
WASHINGTON, DC—Resources for the Future (RFF) is soliciting research proposals that pursue creative new ideas for measuring actual, realized benefits and costs of federal environmental regulation. Through its Regulatory Performance Initiative (RPI), RFF seeks to strengthen the measurement of regulatory outcomes.
RFF seeks applications for retrospective research and policy analysis on the performance of federal environmental regulations in the United States. Notwithstanding the extensive ex ante analyses conducted for new federal rules, relatively little is known about the actual performance of regulations. How do the realized benefits of a policy compare with the anticipated benefits? Are the realized costs in line with the expected costs? Are there unintended consequences, positive or negative?
RFF is accepting proposals for new, in-depth studies on the actual performance of individual (or groups of) rules issued by the US EPA and for new studies that examine the performance of different types of regulatory strategies (for example, a comparison of the performance of different types of market-based policy mechanisms, such as taxes versus emissions trading.
The proposal application period will consist of two phases: a pre-proposal phase and an invitation-only final proposal phase. Pre-proposals are being accepted now, through June 15, 2020; final proposals will be accepted from those invited from June 30 through August 31, 2020.
For more information about the RFF request for proposals, sample project descriptions, and details regarding how to apply, please visit www.rff.org/rpi.
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