 | Transparency and Performance in Government
October 21, 2009 Working Papers Andrew Perraut,
Jerry Brito |
| In this working paper, Senior Research Fellow Jerry Brito and Andrew Perraut discuss the importance of mandatory transparency to improve performance in the public sector.
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| Mobile Wireless Competition Notice of Inquiry
October 7, 2009 Public Interest Comments Jerry Brito,
Jerry Ellig |
| In this Public Interest Comment, Senior Research Fellow Jerry Brito and Jerry Ellig discuss the best ways to analyze competition within mobile wireless markets.
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| Fostering Innovation and Investment in the Wireless Communications Market(2)
October 2, 2009 Public Interest Comments Jerry Brito,
Jerry Ellig |
| In this Public Interest Comment, Senior Research Fellows Jerry Brito and Jerry Ellig discuss the best ways to overcome barriers to innovation and investment in the wireless communications market.
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 | Local Knowledge: Caring Communities: The Role of Nonprofits in Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
August 25, 2009 Research Papers/Studies Daniel Rothschild,
Emily Chamlee-Wright,
Jennifer Zambone,
Jerry Brito,
Lenore Ealy,
Peter Boettke,
Roxanne Alvarez,
Veronique de Rugy,
Virgil Storr |
| This issue of Local Knowledge focuses on the role of nonprofits and social entrepreneurs in rebuilding the Gulf Coast. In this issue you can read research articles that explain what social entrepreneurship is; that discuss how social entrepreneurs and nonprofits play a critical role in the response to and recovery after disasters; and that detail where and when nonprofits have played key parts in rebuilding.
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| The Cost of State Online Spending-Transparency Initiatives
April 13, 2009 Mercatus On Policy Gabriel Okolski,
Jerry Brito |
| Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Jerry Brito and Mercatus Masters Fellow Gabriel Okolski address what it costs for states to develop transparency websites.
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| Crowdsourcing Accountability: How to Prevent Stimulus Waste and Fraud
March 20, 2009 Congressional Testimonies Jerry Brito |
| Senior Research Fellow Jerry Brito presents his ideas on transparency in the stimulus bill in this testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 | For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Midnight Regulation Phenomenon
December 18, 2008 Mercatus Policy Series Jerry Brito,
Veronique de Rugy |
| In this Mercatus Policy Series, Senior Research Fellows Veronique de Rugy and Jerry Brito provide an extensive analysis of midnight regulations. In addition to examining the motivations and circumstances behind this phenomenon, they address trends of regulatory activity, review the regulatory process, and discuss how midnight regulations can be mitigated in the future.
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| A Solution to the Midnight Regulation Outburst
November 24, 2008 Mercatus On Policy Jerry Brito,
Veronique de Rugy |
| Veronique de Rugy and Jerry Brito make recommendations to curb the proliferation of poor policies at the end of presidential tenures.
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| Kentucky’s Open Door
November 12, 2008 Public Interest Comments Jerry Brito |
| Earlier this year, Gov. Steve Beshear appointed an E-Transparency Task Force to develop and implement a one-stop shop on the internet to allow citizens to easily access information about the state's finances. That Task Force recently asked for public comments on "mockups" of a proposed website design and online disclosure generally.
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| Midnight Regulations and Regulatory Review
September 23, 2008 Working Papers Jerry Brito,
Veronique de Rugy |
| This paper outlines some solutions to the midnight regulation problem and offers a new idea on how to deal with it. |
