Academic books and long-term research projects published by Center scholars that advance the overall knowledge of various aspects of regulatory processes and policies.
A compilation of the works of the late Jerry Ellig, highlighting a legacy rooted in rational regulation driven by benefit-cost analysis societal benefit.
This comprehensive and interdisciplinary international Handbook examines the fundamental concepts, theories, practices, and empirical achievements and challenges in the contemporary study of regulatory authorities.
A review of available literature on potential economic impacts of reducing regulatory compliance burdens on business.
By: Bridget C.E. Dooling and Laura Stanley
By: Bridget C.E. Dooling, Daniel R. Pérez and Steven J. Balla
Scholars at the GW Regulatory Studies Center have frequently served as consultants to ACUS, producing the following reports.
The GW Regulatory Studies Center's cooperative agreement with the US Department of Agriculture to analyze agricultural regulations.
By: the GW Regulatory Studies Center and the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis.
Essay by: Christopher Carrigan
By: Susan E. Dudley and Jerry Brito
Edited by: Cary Coglianese, Adam M. Finkel, and Christopher Carrigan
By: Steven J. Balla & William T. Gormley, Jr.
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.
By D. Pérez, S. Dudley, N. Eisner, R. Lutter, D. Zorn, N. Nord, and K. Wegrich
Chapter by Sofie E. Miller and Brian Mannix
Regulatory Subsidies: A Primer
Subsidies are a commonplace feature of government programs, and can be found in regulatory programs as well as in budget expenditures and in the tax code. An accurate accounting of regulatory subsidies, accessible to the general public, could improve government regulation by helping to ensure that such subsidies are used only when, and to the degree that, they serve a sound public purpose.
Since the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) was enacted in 1946, the technological landscape has changed dramatically, while the basic framework for notice and comment rulemaking has largely gone unchanged. Federal regulators, looking to embrace the benefits of e-Rulemaking, face considerable ambiguity about how established legal requirements apply to the web.
