reguleringsanalyse

Reguleringsanalyse is a systematic assessment of proposed or existing regulations to determine their expected costs, benefits, and overall impact on welfare, efficiency, competition, and administrative burden. The aim is to inform policymakers and regulators and to improve the design, scope, and proportionality of regulation.

A reguleringsanalyse typically includes problem definition, objective setting, identification of options (including doing nothing), and an assessment of impacts across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. It uses methods such as cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, distributional analysis, and risk assessment, along with analyses of administrative costs and compliance burden. Data collection and stakeholder input are common components.

The process often follows legal or institutional requirements: scoping, consultation, drafting of an impact assessment report, decision making, and planning for monitoring and post-implementation review. Regulatory impact assessments are widely used in government, sector regulators, and international organizations to compare alternatives and to justify regulations.

Strengths of reguleringsanalyse include promoting evidence-based policy, transparency, and accountability, while challenges include uncertainty in predictions, difficulties in quantifying non-market effects, potential biases, and resource intensity. The concept is closely related to regulatory policy, governance, and reform efforts and is applied across areas such as energy, environment, telecommunications, and public administration.