Oliver Sherouse
- Former Policy Analytics Lead
Oliver Sherouse was the Policy Analytics Lead at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Oliver oversaw the policy analytics team, which applies modern computational techniques such as machine learning and natural language processing to the study of public policy.
With Dr. Patrick A. McLaughlin, Oliver developed several versions of the RegData dataset, a novel measure of federal regulation. Also with Dr. McLaughlin, Oliver co-authored the 2016 report The Impact of Federal Regulations on the 50 States (available on SSRN) which introduced the FRASE Index, a measurement of federal regulatory incidence on individual states. He is also the lead developer on the open-source QuantGov framework, which enables the translation of policy text into quantitative data. For more information on RegData, FRASE, QuantGov, and other datasets produced using the QuantGov framework, visit the QuantGov project website at QuantGov.org.
Prior to joining Mercatus, Oliver worked as a policy analyst focusing on topics including the federal budget, regulation, and economic freedom. He studied history and computer science at Duke University and received his MPP from the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Snapshot of Virginia Regulation in 2016
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Snapshot of Kentucky Regulation in 2015
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Employee and Restriction Count Outlier Regulatory Agencies
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
The High Correlation between Agency Employment and Agency Regulations
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Potential Midnight Regulations
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Federal Regulation Hits Red States Harder
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Snapshot of Virginia Regulation in 2016
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Snapshot of Kentucky Regulation in 2015
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Employee and Restriction Count Outlier Regulatory Agencies
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
The High Correlation between Agency Employment and Agency Regulations
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Potential Midnight Regulations
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Federal Regulation Hits Red States Harder
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Employee and Restriction Count Outlier Regulatory Agencies
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
The High Correlation between Agency Employment and Agency Regulations
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Potential Midnight Regulations
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Are Regulations Created as Responses to New Technology? A Simple Test Using RegData
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs