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Protectionist Rhetoric Continues as U.S. and EU Wrap-Up 13th Round of Trade Talks
America's longstanding commitment to free trade is being questioned
Identifying Regulations Affecting International Trade and Investment
This paper quantifies how many of the thousands of rules published every year by U.S. agencies are likely to have a significant effect on international trade and investment and analyzes how well agencies are performing at flagging these rules. The results indicate that there is much room for improvement in notifying trade partners and expanding stakeholder participation to improve the outcomes of rulemaking.
President Obama’s Competition Executive Order Could Benefit from a History Lesson
Agencies directed to address undue burdens on competition
The Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act: An Opportunity for Improved Regulatory Assessment?
The Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act: An Opportunity for Improved Regulatory Assessment?
Senators: Put Politics Aside in Reforming America’s Regulatory System
While most of GW was quiet Thursday in the last days of spring break, two U.S. senators were addressing a crowd of more than 300 at the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis 8th Annual Conference at the University Student Center.