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Coproduction of Regulations Under the Administrative Procedure Act

December 16, 2019

Aligica et al. (2019) posit that a form of public administration founded in the classical liberal tradition should recognize value heterogeneity, which would create a need for coproduction of rules and polycentricity in the production of rules. Utilizing a dataset of 130 economically significant executive branch regulations proposed between 2008 and 2013, this paper assesses whether US regulators act in a manner consistent with the predictions of their theory.

The Gopher Frog and Justice Alito’s Unanswered Question

December 12, 2019

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Upcoming CRA Deadline has Implications for Regulatory Oversight by Congress

December 11, 2019

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Unified Agenda Released without FY 2019 Regulatory Reform Report

November 20, 2019

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Comparing a Rebated Carbon Tax with a Compensated Carbon Tax, And Revisiting the Distinction Between Economic and Social Regulation

November 19, 2019

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Rail Regulators Ponder Benefit-Cost Analysis

November 18, 2019

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Tracking Regulatory Activity through Trends in Federal Budgets

November 13, 2019

Comparing Regulators' Budget reports provides a way to analyze administrations' regulatory priorities and assess the extent to which they are realized.

Accounting for Regulatory Reform Under Executive Order 13771

November 7, 2019

Executive Order (EO) 13771, known as the “regulatory two-for-one” EO, imposed new constraints on executive branch regulatory agencies, directing them to: (1) to cut two existing rules for each new rule issued and (2) offset any costs imposed by new rules while operating under a regulatory cost cap.

STB's Market Dominance and Final Offer Rate Review

November 6, 2019

The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 deregulated most freight rail rates but left the Interstate Commerce Commission (and now the STB) with responsibility for ensuring that rail rates are “just and reasonable” for shippers who lack good transportation alternatives to a single railroad.

Exhaustion can be Exhausting! EPA Proposes Reforms to Permit Appeals Process

November 6, 2019

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