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Maurer School of Law: Indiana University

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2015

Cost-benefit analysis

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The Costs Of Mandatory Cost-Benefit Analysis In Sec Rulemaking, Donna M. Nagy Jan 2015

The Costs Of Mandatory Cost-Benefit Analysis In Sec Rulemaking, Donna M. Nagy

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Cost-benefit analysis can be a valuable tool when deployed at the Securities and Exchange Commission's discretion to improve its rulemaking process and the overall quality of SEC rules. However, when a cost-benefit analysis obligation is imposed externally whether from an explicit statutory command or from a de facto requirement enforced through judicial review-the costs of that mandatory cost-benefit analysis can be quite substantial. This Article identifies and explores the qualitative costs that that have already been incurred, and are bound to continue, if the adequacy of the SEC's cost-benefit analysis remains subject to extensive judicial scrutiny. These costs will only …


Taboo Procedural Tradeoffs: Examining How The Public Experiences Tradeoffs Between Procedural Justice And Cost, Victor D. Quintanilla Jan 2015

Taboo Procedural Tradeoffs: Examining How The Public Experiences Tradeoffs Between Procedural Justice And Cost, Victor D. Quintanilla

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Fairness is a foundational concept in American jurisprudence. Yet when evaluating our system of civil procedure, debate surrounds how to reconcile the competing ends of our civil justice system. While scholars agree that our civil justice system must vindicate rights, deter wrongful conduct, respect human dignity, and enhance social welfare and efficiency, scholars disagree on how best to reconcile these ends. Doubtless, the tension between these plural ends poses difficulty when courts, civil rule designers, and legislators balance and weigh the costs and benefits of different civil procedural rules and constitutional safeguards under the Due Process Clause. Notably, courts face …