Summary
Lawmakers and regulators often have good intentions when they propose new rules. However, the accumulation of regulation over the past several decades has slowed economic growth, reduced employment opportunities, and disproportionately harmed low-income households.
Mercatus research on regulation identifies opportunities to improve the performance of the regulatory process and highlights market-based solutions to regulatory goals.
Patrick McLaughlin
Director of Policy Analytics
Jerry Ellig
Research Professor, George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center
Sherzod Abdukadirov
Former Research Fellow
Richard Williams
Senior Affiliated Scholar
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Regulators must first admit defeat on nutrition labels to improve