2020 Regulatory Year in Review:
This Regulatory Insight recaps ten notable themes related to federal regulations that occurred in 2020. Regulatory policymaking frequently intersected with noteworthy challenges facing the country.
Commentaries & Insights
Our Commentaries and Insights are short-form publications intended to distill long-form research and synthesize current policymaking activity into easily understood concepts.
Advice for the Biden-Harris Administration
Time-tested regulatory practices can help ensure evidence-based policies take diverse perspectives and information into account.
Congressional Review Act Update
Based on procedures within the Congressional Review Act, all regulations issued since August 11, 2020 may be undone by the new Congress in January.
Civil service reform is important, but one has to wonder why the Trump administration is undertaking it with only a few weeks left in the administration.
President Trump’s Midnight Regulatory Agenda
OIRA released its Fall 2020 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, marking the last Agenda to be published under the Trump administration.
The Midnight Regulation Phenomenon
It’s officially midnight in Washington, when an outgoing presidential administration rushes to complete its priorities before a new administration takes office.
Midnight in the Garden of Rules and Regulations
Midnight regulation is upon us and it may be more chaotic than usual because his administrators may be more rushed than in previous transitions.
Craig Keats participated in our Delivering the Goods event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Staggers Rail Act and Motor Carrier Act.
Regulatory Impact Analysis in Brazil
The Federal government of Brazil issued an executive order that made regulatory impact analysis (RIA) mandatory for regulations.
Sophisticated Economics for Complex Regulatory Reform
aul Milgrom and Robert Wilson were selected for the 2020 Nobel prize in economic sciences in part because their work has been used “to design new auction formats for goods and services that are difficult to sell in a traditional way, such as radio frequencies.”