Back to the Future: How Not to Write a Regulation
The new activists at the FTC are again seeking radical transformation of long-standing legal foundations of antitrust and consumer protection, to be implemented through a new wave of rulemaking.
Books & Reports
Academic books and long-term research projects published by Center scholars that advance the overall knowledge of various aspects of regulatory processes and policies.
Books & Reports Spotlight
Jerry Ellig on Dynamic Competition and Rational Regulation
A compilation of the works of the late Jerry Ellig, highlighting a legacy rooted in rational regulation driven by benefit-cost analysis societal benefit.
Handbook of Regulatory Authorities
This comprehensive and interdisciplinary international Handbook examines the fundamental concepts, theories, practices, and empirical achievements and challenges in the contemporary study of regulatory authorities.
Regulatory Compliance Burdens
A review of available literature on potential economic impacts of reducing regulatory compliance burdens on business.
Extending Pandemic Flexibilities for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
By: Bridget C.E. Dooling and Laura Stanley
Where are the Congressional Review Act Disapprovals?
By: Bridget C.E. Dooling, Daniel R. Pérez and Steven J. Balla
Advising ACUS
Scholars at the GW Regulatory Studies Center have frequently served as consultants to ACUS, producing the following reports.
Agriculture and Regulation
The GW Regulatory Studies Center's cooperative agreement with the US Department of Agriculture to analyze agricultural regulations.
Regulators' Budget Reports
By: the GW Regulatory Studies Center and the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis.
Policy Shock: Recalibrating Risk and Regulation after Oil Spills, Nuclear Accidents and Financial Crises
Essay by: Christopher Carrigan
Regulation: A Primer
By: Susan E. Dudley and Jerry Brito
Does Regulation Kill Jobs?
Edited by: Cary Coglianese, Adam M. Finkel, and Christopher Carrigan
Bureaucracy & Democracy: Accountability & Performance
By: Steven J. Balla & William T. Gormley, Jr.
ABA AdLaw Section Book
Since 2018, Regulatory Studies Center scholars have co-authored the Rulemaking chapter of "Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice," an annual publication of the American Bar Association.
Reports on US-EU Regulatory Cooperation
By D. Pérez, S. Dudley, N. Eisner, R. Lutter, D. Zorn, N. Nord, and K. Wegrich
One Standard to Rule Them All: The Disparate Impact of Energy Efficiency Regulations
Chapter by Sofie E. Miller and Brian Mannix
All Books & Reports
Final Report on Contractors in Rulemaking
This report sheds light on the ways that federal agencies use contractors to support the rulemaking process.
Setting Appliance and Equipment Standards
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provide independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation and conduct other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions.