Jerry Ellig
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Former Senior Research Fellow
Jerry Ellig was a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, an assistant professor of economics at George Mason University, the chief economist at the Federal Communications Commission, the deputy director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, and a senior economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress. He specialized in the federal regulatory process, economic regulation, and telecommunications regulation.
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Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Comprehensive Regulatory Reform
A Mercatus Policy Primer
- | Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium
- | Housing Housing
- | Essays Essays
Infrastructure Policy: Four Lessons from Freight Rail Deregulation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Patience Is Still a Virtue in the Regulatory Process
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trump's Regulatory 'David'
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Courts Have a Role to Play Reining in Federal Agencies
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Systematic Study Shows Improvement in SEC Economic Analysis
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Courts Aren’t Biased Against Regulation

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Cultural and Institutional Barriers to Smarter Regulation
Testimony before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Judicial Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis
Why Not the Best?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Regulatory Reform: Build on What Works
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Comprehensive Regulatory Reform
A Mercatus Policy Primer
- | Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium
- | Housing Housing
- | Essays Essays
Infrastructure Policy: Four Lessons from Freight Rail Deregulation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Patience Is Still a Virtue in the Regulatory Process
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trump's Regulatory 'David'
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Courts Have a Role to Play Reining in Federal Agencies
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Systematic Study Shows Improvement in SEC Economic Analysis
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Courts Aren’t Biased Against Regulation

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Cultural and Institutional Barriers to Smarter Regulation
Testimony before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Judicial Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis
Why Not the Best?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary