Research and Other Resources
The Office of Impact Analysis was formerly known as the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR). Please note the following material makes reference to OBPR and to Regulation Impact Statements (RISs), which are no longer in use.
- Research report on cost-benefit analysis of policies that are likely to have an environmental impact
- Paper prepared for the conference ‘Delivering better quality regulatory proposals through better cost-benefit analysis’ hosted by the Office of&nbs
- This paper reviews the relevant key concepts and valuation principles based on what individuals are willing to pay for health and safety.
- This paper provides an example of the application of cost-benefit analysis, in this case to historic heritage regulation.
- Analysis of rational choice theory and behavioural economics in considering consumer behaviour.