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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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
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Alabama
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Arizona
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in California
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Colorado
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Connecticut
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Delaware
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Florida
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Georgia
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Hawaii
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Idaho
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Illinois
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Indiana
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Iowa
KEY FINDINGSRegulations have unintended consequences, and these consequences can disproportionately affect low-income households