Regulation (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Regulation is a quarterly periodical about policy published by the Cato Institute
. It was started in 1977 by the American Enterprise Institute
and acquired by Cato in 1989. Past editors have included current Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia
, Murray Weidenbaum, Christopher DeMuth
, Walter Olson
, and Peter Huber. Peter Van Doren has edited the magazine since 1999.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the magazine was pivotal in promoting deregulation
and the importance of cost-benefit analysis
.
Cato Institute
The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane, who remains president and CEO, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc., the largest privately held...
. It was started in 1977 by the American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...
and acquired by Cato in 1989. Past editors have included current Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
, Murray Weidenbaum, Christopher DeMuth
Christopher DeMuth
Christopher C. DeMuth is an American lawyer. He was the president of the American Enterprise Institute , a conservative think tank, from 1986 to 2008. DeMuth is widely credited with reviving AEI's fortunes after its near-bankruptcy in 1986 and leading the institute to new levels of influence and...
, Walter Olson
Walter Olson
Walter K. Olson is an author and blogger who writes mostly about tort reform. Olson is a senior fellow of the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington DC. Formerly Olson was associated with the Manhattan Institute in New York City...
, and Peter Huber. Peter Van Doren has edited the magazine since 1999.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the magazine was pivotal in promoting deregulation
Deregulation
Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market forces.Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market forces.Deregulation is the removal or...
and the importance of cost-benefit analysis
Cost-benefit analysis
Cost–benefit analysis , sometimes called benefit–cost analysis , is a systematic process for calculating and comparing benefits and costs of a project for two purposes: to determine if it is a sound investment , to see how it compares with alternate projects...
.