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Quantitative “Moneyball” Needs to be Played When Reimagining U.S. Regulations

Cass Sunstein

In my new book, I argue that government should be simpler, and I suggest a number of ways to reduce complexity. In this video, I explain the importance of quantitative analysis -- a kind of Regulatory Moneyball -- and contend that it should be applied to government regulation (as indeed it has been during the Obama administration). 

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Quantitative “Moneyball” Needs to be Played When Reimagining U.S. Regulations

  • Cass R. Sunstein is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He is author of many books and hundreds of academic articles. His books include Simpler, Nudge (with Richard Thaler), Why Groups Go to Extremes, Worst-Case Scenarios, The Cost-Benefit State, Laws of Fear, and Republic.com.

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