Adding Public Engagement Upstream
Improving public participation in the rulemaking process by broadening engagement and expanding proactive outreach
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
Distributional Weights Should Be Dropped from the Draft Circular A-4
Weighting costs and benefits could result in large losses in efficiency
Evaluating the Draft Circular A-4 which guides regulatory impact analysis across federal agencies
The Durability of Governance Reform: A Two-Wave Audit of Notice and Comment Policymaking in China
Audits of the notice and comment rulemaking process in China show that as reforms are implemented, they can be sustained over time.
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
HUD’s proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule should commit to retrospective review and to providing technical support to program participants
Public Interest Comment on HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposal
Recommendations for improving the framework around fair housing planning, assessment and engagement
Modernizing Regulatory Review Actions
The White House has announced substantive changes to federal regulatory practices
Regulatory Uncertainty Amid the Banking Crisis
Recent bank failures drove regulatory uncertainty around finance and banking regulation to its highest point in over a year.
Public Interest Comment on the DEA Proposed Rules on Telemedicine and Buprenorphine
Improving access to opioid use disorder treatments by making permanent pandemic-era flexibilities