Regulation
Government regulations at the federal, state, and local levels may seek to protect the health, safety, and well-being of the American public. Yet they can exacerbate poverty, increase opportunity inequality, raise prices, and reduce economic growth. Mercatus research demonstrates how improvements in the regulatory process can foster the life-enhancing innovation and dynamic competition on which the country’s future prosperity depends.
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Counting the Code: How Many Criminal Laws Has Congress Created?
Putting a number on the total federal criminal laws created by Congress is a challenging task. There is no single place where
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Year in Review: What Economic Lessons did We Learn in 2022? | The Washington Examiner
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Should the Fed Send Billions to Banks but not a Dime to Taxpayers? | The Hill
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The Unintended Consequences of the FRA's Minimum Train Crew Size Rule
Train Crew Size Safety Requirements Agency: Federal Railroad Administration Comment Period Opens: October 27, 2022 Comment
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Dr. Bruce Yandle's December 2022 Economic Situation Report
On this episode, Patrick McLaughlin, a Senior Research Fellow and Director of Policy Analytics here at Mercatus, chats about the
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The Economic Situation, December 2022
Upon assessing the year-end economic situation, one continues to find a two-faced economy. One face, the one reflecting
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Consequences of Restricting Independent Work and the Gig Economy
Across the United States, policymakers and regulators are grappling with the growth in the independent workforce. Independent
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The Human Cost of Regulations and Some Possible Solutions
If there was ever an apt aphorism for US regulations, it would be “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Apart from
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Gavin Newsom Can Stop Water Projects From Drowning in Red Tape | Forbes
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RegAuthorities: The Regulations Authorities Dataset
The Regulatory Authorities Database (RegAuthorities) is a new dataset that reveals the relationship between laws passed by
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The Economic Situation, September 2022
Fall is arriving with two consecutive quarterly readings of negative real GDP growth: the −1.6 percent final estimate for Q1
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Regulation Debate Misses the Point of Crypto | Wall Street Journal
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The Failure to Establish Effective Rules for Financing U.S. Federal Entitlement Programs
Charles Blahous, in “The Failure to Establish Effective Rules for Financing US Federal Entitlement Programs,” argues that
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Drones, Airspace, and the Sharing Economy
Commercial drone industry advocates assert that laws that ignore landowners’ rights to exclude drones from the low airspace
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The Economic Situation, June 2022
As one examines the slowing midyear economy, one sees the results of a perplexing mix of major economic forces. As an analogy
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Census of Regulatory Restrictions
The Mercatus Center’s RegData database makes it possible not only to measure regulations within a jurisdiction but also to
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A Primer on Regulatory Impact Analysis
For more than 40 years, federal regulators have produced economic analysis for some of their most significant rules. As part of
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The Regressive Effects of Regulation | 2022 Edition
The effects of broad federal policies on state economies vary according to states’ unique circumstances. Consequently, a policy
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Red Tape Reform is the Key to Building Again | The Hill
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A 50-State Review of Regulatory Procedures
The role of state regulatory agencies is to execute and enforce the statutes passed by state legislatures. Agencies do this by