Other Conferences and Meetings

SBCA periodically hosts sessions at other conferences and meetings, such as the ASSA Annual Meeting and the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting

ASSA Annual Meeting

The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis routinely hosts a panel session at the Allied Social Sciences Association Annual Meetings.

The next session, "AI in Regulatory Analysis: Emerging Tools and Institutional Innovations", organized and moderated by Patrick A. McLaughlin (Stanford University) will be held on Sunday, January 4, 2026, explores how artificial intelligence is used in Regulation and Governmental Regulatory Analysis. Panelists include: 

  • Reeve Bull, State of Virginia
  • Casey Mulligan, U.S. Small Business Administration and University of Chicago
  • Will Rinehart, Senior Fellow at AEI
  • Jonathan Wolfson, Wolf and Saber Advising and Vulcan Technologies.

Southern Economic Association

Attendees at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association (November 22-24, 2025, in Tampa, FL) will have the opportunity to attend two SBCA-organized sessions. One highlight will feature a distinguished panel of former SBCA presidents—Caroline Cecot, Don Kenkel, Glenn Blomquist, and Kip Viscusi—sharing insights on how benefit-cost analysis informs current economic policies. 

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