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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Are Bank Customers Safer With the Safer Act? Doesn’t Look Like It. | FinRegRag
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Occupational Licensing Reform Can Help Ease Workplace Shortages | Third Order
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Trump Can’t Have It Both Ways on Tariffs | The Wall Street Journal
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The Economic Situation, September 2023
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The Puzzle of the Regulatory Process | Third Order
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Policy Ideas for Helping Workers and Employers Get the Most Out of the Work They Do | CEI’s “How the World Works”
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Special Interests Go Unchecked | Tribune News Service
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Don’t Whitewash the History of Bank Regulators’ Abusive Practices | American Banker
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Big Brother and the Digital Dollar | The Wall Street Journal
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The Crisis of Technical Deference in AI Policy | Discourse
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USDOT Should Adopt a Policy of “Airspace Markets” for Advanced Air Mobility Operations
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Why Was America’s Credit Downgraded? | Lars Larson Show
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Cities as Markets | Discourse
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Roll Over, Hammurabi: Federal Regulations Are Hidden Behind Paywalls | National Review
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How To Bail America Out From Overregulation | Discourse
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The Economic Situation, June 2023
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Privacy Policy and the Future of the Online Economy
How Changes in Policy May Affect Digital Advertising and the Market for Online Services
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT | The Problem with a Federal Ban on Noncompete Agreements
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Battling Overregulation in State Courts
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Independent Work Provides Income Opportunities for Millions of Older Americans
Senate Aging Committee | Beyond the 9 to 5: Dismantling Barriers and Building Economic Resilience for Older Workers
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Are Bank Customers Safer With the Safer Act? Doesn’t Look Like It. | FinRegRag
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Occupational Licensing Reform Can Help Ease Workplace Shortages | Third Order
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Trump Can’t Have It Both Ways on Tariffs | The Wall Street Journal
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The Economic Situation, September 2023
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The Puzzle of the Regulatory Process | Third Order
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Policy Ideas for Helping Workers and Employers Get the Most Out of the Work They Do | CEI’s “How the World Works”
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Special Interests Go Unchecked | Tribune News Service
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Don’t Whitewash the History of Bank Regulators’ Abusive Practices | American Banker
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Big Brother and the Digital Dollar | The Wall Street Journal
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The Crisis of Technical Deference in AI Policy | Discourse
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USDOT Should Adopt a Policy of “Airspace Markets” for Advanced Air Mobility Operations
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Why Was America’s Credit Downgraded? | Lars Larson Show
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Cities as Markets | Discourse
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Roll Over, Hammurabi: Federal Regulations Are Hidden Behind Paywalls | National Review
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How To Bail America Out From Overregulation | Discourse
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The Economic Situation, June 2023
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Privacy Policy and the Future of the Online Economy
How Changes in Policy May Affect Digital Advertising and the Market for Online Services
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT | The Problem with a Federal Ban on Noncompete Agreements
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Battling Overregulation in State Courts
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Independent Work Provides Income Opportunities for Millions of Older Americans
Senate Aging Committee | Beyond the 9 to 5: Dismantling Barriers and Building Economic Resilience for Older Workers
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Illinois
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Indiana
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Iowa
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Kansas
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Kentucky
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Louisiana
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Maine
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Maryland
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Massachusetts
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Michigan
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Minnesota
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Mississippi
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Missouri
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Montana
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Nebraska
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in Nevada
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in New Hampshire
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in New Mexico
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in New York
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The Regressive Effects of Regulations in North Carolina
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Prompting a Regulatory Reset in Arizona
Testimony before the Arizona State Senate, Committee on Government
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Occupational Licensing on Childcare
Testimony before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship
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Ohio Occupational Licensure and Universal Recognition
Testimony before the The Ohio Senate, General Government and Agency Review Committee
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Nebraska Could Be a Leader in Regulatory Reporting
Testimony before the Nebraska Legislature, Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
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Arizona Occupational Licensing: Barriers to Opportunity in the Grand Canyon State
Testimony before the Arizona State Legislature, Senate Committee on Military & Veterans Affairs
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Considering a 21st-Century Approach to Warrant Requirements for Electronic Information
Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee
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Considerations for North Dakota regarding Consumer Data Privacy Policy
Testimony before the North Dakota Legislature, Interim Commerce Committee
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Wisconsin Occupational Licensing: Easing the Burden for Service Members, Former Service Members, and Military Spouses
Testimony before the Wisconsin State Legislature, Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing, and State-Federal Relations
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Michigan's Certificate-of-Need Program: Lessons from Research
Testimony before the Michigan Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services
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Barriers to Work in the Mountain State
Testimony before the West Virginia Legislature, Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization
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Policy Disincentives in Maintaining Labor Force Attachment
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee
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The DOE Should Clarify Model Uncertainty and Strengthen Cost and Benefit Comparisons in Its Analyses
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Wisconsin Occupational Licensing: Barriers to Opportunity and Prospects for Reform
Testimony before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing, and State-Federal Relations
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Tennessee's Certificate-of-Need Program: Lessons from Research
Testimony before the Tennessee Certificate-of-Need Working Group
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Cutting Red Tape in Nebraska
Testimony before the Nebraska Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
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Mitigating Privacy Risks While Enabling Emerging Technologies
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
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Policymakers Should Reevaluate the Premises That Led to an Overhaul of Regulation Z
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Harmonizing Private Securities Offering Exemptions
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The FCC Should Impose a Cap on the Universal Service Fund
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California Occupational Licensing: Barriers to Opportunity in the Golden State
Testimony before the California Senate Select Committee on Aerospace and Defense and Senate Standing Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development
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A Land Tax Won’t Make Cities More Affordable | Bloomberg Opinion
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The Cost of Battery Production Tax Credits Provided in the IRA | Forbes
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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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Gavin Newsom Can Stop Water Projects From Drowning in Red Tape | Forbes
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Regulation Debate Misses the Point of Crypto | Wall Street Journal
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Red Tape Reform is the Key to Building Again | The Hill
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Cutting Red Tape Could Advance Biden’s Agenda | The Wall Street Journal
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To Reform Agency Rulemaking, Consider Regulation by Trial | Discourse
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Arizona’s Army of Reformers Is Defeating Red Tape | RealClearPolicy
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How to Get the Future We Were Promised | Discourse
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Cut Red Tape to Grow Iowa’s Economy | The Gazette
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Biden Says He Is Fixing Supply Chains, But His Regulatory Actions Say Otherwise | National Review's "The Corner"
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Biden’s Regulatory Agenda Rests On Shaky Economics, But There’s A Way To Fix It
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Virginia Has Led the Way on Cutting Red Tape. Will the Next Governor?
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The Many Pitfalls of Regulating and Subsidizing Child Care | Discourse
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Corn Laws Repeal at 175
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The Internet Doesn’t Need Heavy-Handed Regulation
A Facebook VP’s proposal to regulate the Internet would undermine competition, innovation, and free speech.
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Four 'Gig Work' Misconceptions Driving Counterproductive Reforms
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