Why do bureaucratic principals appoint agents who hold different policy views from
themselves? We posit an explanation based on the interplay between two types of agency …

The question of who controls what the bureaucracy does and how well it does it is central to
the study of American politics. Political actors rely on administrative action for the successful …

Why do bureaucratic principals appoint agents who hold different policy views from
themselves? We posit an explanation based on the interplay between two types of agency …

Cost-benefit analysis is today a cornerstone of American administrative law. Congress has
sometimes asked it of administrative agencies, the Army Corps of Engineers being an early …

Given gridlock in Congress, presidents and subunits of Congress are increasingly pursuing
their policy goals in the executive branch. Yet we know little about how they go about doing …