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Regulatory Accounting

Recent Publications:

	The Incredible Growth of the Regulators’ Budget September 16, 2008 Working Papers Veronique de Rugy
	This working paper by Veronique de Rugy and Melinda Warren addresses the growth in the Budget of the United States used to run federal regulatory agencies.
	The Irony of Transparency: Consequences of Wireless Truth-in-Billing June 13, 2006 Journal Articles Jerry Ellig

	Video Franchising February 13, 2006 Public Interest Comments Jerry Brito, Jerry Ellig

	The Cost of Municipal Solid Waste Regulation September 13, 2005 Working Papers
	This paper attempts to estimate the costs of federal regulation on the municipal solid waste (MSW) industry (since the inception of Subtitle D as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984).
	The Opportunity Costs of Unbundled Network Element Regulation November 19, 2004 Working Papers Jerry Ellig

	Regulator's Budget Continues To Rise: An Analysis of the U.S. Budget For Fiscal Years 2004-2005 July 16, 2004 Working Papers Susan Dudley

	The Cost of Regulations Implementing the Clean Water Act April 1, 2004 Working Papers
	In this working paper Joseph Johnson, Ph.D. examines the costs of regulations implementing the Clean Water Act (CWA). The paper updates and extends past estimates to assess the costs water pollution control regulations impose on American citizens (as consumers and taxpayers).
	RIA Guidelines May 5, 2003 Public Interest Comments Susan Dudley

	Regulatory Analysis Guidelines February 4, 2003 Working Papers Susan Dudley, Brian Mannix

	Public Interest Comment on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Draft Information Quality Guidelines June 27, 2002 Public Interest Comments
	This comment presents suggestions regarding how to draft guidelines that are general without being vacuous by committing to specific warranties or disclaimers for all information disseminated by the CPSC.
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Media:

	Meyerson's Economists Mainly Live in His Mind and in the Pages of the NYT September 30, 2009 News Articles Veronique de Rugy

	New York Times to G-20 Leaders: Bankers' Pay Was Not the Problem September 28, 2009 Commentaries and Op-eds Tyler Cowen, J. W. Verret

	Billions and billions dig a deeper hole: Bush's fiscal 2009 budget will cement his legacy as a massive deficit spender February 6, 2008 Commentaries and Op-eds Veronique de Rugy