2022 Regulatory Year In Review
Top ten trends in federal agency actions for 2022
Publications
The GW Regulatory Studies Center scholars regularly conduct applied research to understand regulatory policy and practice from a public interest perspective. Our content often takes the form of public interest comments, formal testimony, working papers, policy insights, and short commentaries analyzing the most pressing issues in regulatory policy. View the rest of our material by the different types of publications listed on this page or our research areas.
What We Publish
Journal Articles & Working Papers
Long-form publications intended for academic audiences that take a deep dive into a particular aspect of regulatory policy.
Public Comments & Testimonies
Scholarly analysis of the potential effects of particular rulemakings from federal agencies, and advice to Congress on how to improve the rulemaking process.
Commentaries & Insights
Short-form publications intended for all audiences which provide easy to access analysis of regulatory policy.
Books & Reports
Formal publications, often completed with other leading organizations and individuals, providing a thorough understanding of regulations and the rulemaking process.
Newsletters
The weekly Regulation Digest contains everything you need to know about regulatory policy today, and our monthly Center Update gives you all of the latest from our team.
For accessible charts and supporting data that you can use in your own publications or presentations, visit the Reg Stats page.
Latest Publications
Timeline for OIRA Nominees in New Administrations
How long has it taken in the past for incoming presidents to confirm their OIRA administrator?
Will ChatGPT Break Notice and Comment for Regulations?
A new AI tool is making waves and could have an impact on public commenting at regulatory agencies
Biden’s Fall 2022 Unified Agenda
Specific agency actions reflect the Biden administration’s priorities on advancing equity, tackling the climate crisis, and a wide variety of policy areas.
ABA Recognizes Laura Stanley with Student Essay Award
Former Senior Policy Analyst Laura Stanley receives ABA award for best student essay in administrative law
CFIUS and the Pace of Technological Advancement
To keep pace with evolving technology and national security concerns, the scope of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is expanding
Working paper examines how extreme political polarization in the U.S. contributes to degraded effectiveness at all three branches of the federal government.
An examination of 1,000+ instances of notice and comment policymaking by government in China at the central, provincial, and municipal levels.
How do we measure success if we don’t know what we’re trying to accomplish? If we don’t know why we are spurred to action, how do we distinguish progress from h
Reorganization of Economists at the FCC
Key decisions of the FCC’s reorganization of its economists and lessons for managing specialists in a large and complex organization