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.
Long-form publications intended for academic audiences that take a deep dive into a particular aspect of regulatory policy.
Scholarly analysis of the potential effects of particular rulemakings from federal agencies, and advice to Congress on how to improve the rulemaking process.
Short-form publications intended for all audiences which provide easy to access analysis of regulatory policy.
Formal publications, often completed with other leading organizations and individuals, providing a thorough understanding of regulations and the rulemaking process.
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.
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Policy Shock examines how policy-makers in industrialized democracies respond to major crises. After the immediate challenges of disaster management, crises often reveal new evidence or frame new normative perspectives that drive reforms designed to prevent future events of a similar magnitude.
A Review of "Structured to Fail? Regulatory Performance under Competing Mandates"
In his new book, Structured to Fail? Regulatory Performance under Competing Mandates, Christopher Carrigan tackles a critical question for regulatory scholars and practitioners alike: how does organizational design matter for regulatory agency behavior and performance? To answer it, Carrigan employs a diverse combination of research methods including statistical analysis, case study, and theoretical modeling.
CPSC Hearing on Safety Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries on Table Saws
Thank you to the Commission for the opportunity to present on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) proposed performance standards for table saws. We are Sofie E. Miller and Jacob Yarborough of the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center.
A Glimpse of President Trump’s Deregulatory "Agenda"
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget released its biannual Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Unified Agenda, which law requires to be published once in the spring and once in the fall, provides the public with a first glimpse at upcoming regulations.
Missing Offsets: EPA and DOE Rules May not Comply with One-in-Two-out Executive Order
Agencies have managed to publish two significant rules in recent weeks without mentioning the requirements of EO 13771.
