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.

Advising ACUS

Scholars at the GW Regulatory Studies Center have frequently served as consultants to ACUS, producing the following reports.

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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

Structured to Fail? Regulatory Performance under Competing Mandates

By: Christopher Carrigan, Ph.D.

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.

The Oxford Handbook of Classics in Public Policy and Administration

Co-edited by Steven J. Balla

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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.

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Benefit-Cost Analysis & Emerging Technologies

By: Brian Mannix

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Reports on US-EU Regulatory Cooperation

By D. Pérez, S. Dudley, N. Eisner, R. Lutter, D. Zorn, N. Nord, and K. Wegrich

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One Standard to Rule Them All: The Disparate Impact of Energy Efficiency Regulations

Chapter by Sofie E. Miller and Brian Mannix

All Books & Reports

Telemedicine & Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment

February 23, 2021

Federal regulators dramatically reduced the barriers to using telemedicine to treat opioid use disorder in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Public health experts have long argued that health care practitioners can provide high-quality treatment for opioid use disorder via telemedicine. Until now, federal regulation has limited the ability of practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine, one of the medications considered the gold standard for treatment of opioid use disorder, using telemedicine.

The Regulatory Savvy of Biden’s Early Executive Actions

January 26, 2021

Just hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden set in motion a series of executive actions that will shape his regulatory agenda. Taken together, they demonstrate that the incoming administration will be responsive to complaints about the regulatory system it is inheriting while still relying on time-tested and valuable analytical techniques and processes.

Regulators' Budget: Overall Spending and Staffing Remain Stable

July 28, 2020

This report is a joint effort of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis and the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center in Washington, DC. This report is one in a series designed to enhance the understanding of the impact of federal regulation on society and does not represent an official position of either the George Washington University or Washington University in St. Louis.