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Ten Regulatory Process Reforms President-Elect Trump Could Undertake

Description:: President-elect Trump has promised to “reform the entire regulatory code to ensure that we keep jobs and wealth in America.”To that end, scholars at the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center offer a list of 10 reforms to regulatory processes that could be accomplished through...
Author:: Pérez, Daniel, Dudley, Susan E., Miller, Sofie E., Peacock, Marcus, and Mannix, Brian F.
Keyword:: Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Politics, and Regulation
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Regulatory Science and Policy: A Case Study of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Description:: When it comes to environmental regulation, no one is immune to the temptation to put a spin on science to advance a policy goal. While the media will decry the politicization of science – when political decision-makers attempt to distort what scientific studies conclude, problems also arise when...
Author:: Dudley, Susan E.
Keyword:: Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Environmental Policy, and Regulation
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Improving Regulatory Science: A Case Study of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Description:: This paper explores the motivations and institutional incentives of participants involved in the development of regulation aimed at reducing health risks, with a goal of understanding and identifying solutions to what the Bipartisan Policy Center has characterized as “a tendency to frame...
Author:: Dudley, Susan E. and Peacock, Marcus
Keyword:: Public Interest, Public Policy, Working Paper, Environment, Regulatory Studies, Public Health, Regulation , and Regulatory Policy
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Notice & Comment: How Agencies Use Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

Description:: On June 4, 2015, Susan E. Dudley appeared before a Roundtable Discussion of the Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management and gave testimony on practical solutions for improving the federal regulatory process. During the discussion, members of the subcommittee mentioned the...
Author:: Arumugam, Saayee and Miller, Sofie E.
Keyword:: Public Interest, Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, and Regulation
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

The Next Regulatory Czar

Description:: To accomplish his promised overhaul of the U.S. regulatory system, President Trump will need the help of a small office that most people outside of Washington have never heard of. The Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs (OIRA, pronounced Oh-Eye-Ruh), established in 1980, oversees the...
Author:: Dudley, Susan E.
Keyword:: Public Interest, Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Politics, and Regulation
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Improving Regulatory Accountability: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future

Description:: This article examines efforts by the three branches of federal government to oversee regulatory policy and procedures. It begins with a review of efforts over the last century to establish appropriate checks and balances on regulations issued by the executive branch, and then evaluates current...
Author:: Dudley, Susan E.
Keyword:: Public Interest, Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, and Regulation
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Improving the Accountability of Federal Regulatory Agencies: Part II: Assessing Eight Government-wide Accountability Reforms

Description:: Greater accountability at regulatory agencies is desirable because (1) the public has a right to know how government affects society and (2) greater accountability improves agency performance. As described in the previous Insight in this series, the United States attempted eight major...
Author:: Peacock, Marcus
Keyword:: Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Politics, Regulation, and Accountability
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Transatlantic Approaches to Agriculture Policy: Transatlantic Agriculture & Regulation Working Paper Series: No. 3

Description:: As part of a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center produced a five-chapter report on regulatory differences between the United States (U.S.) and the European Union (EU) and their effects on...
Author:: Holmes, Lydia, Dudley, Susan E., Pérez, Daniel R., Prasad, Aryamala, and Xie, Zhoudan
Keyword:: Public Interest, Public Policy, Working Paper, Economic Analysis, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Regulation , and Agriculture
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Learning from Experience: Retrospective Review of Regulations in 2014

Description:: Through a series of Executive Orders, President Obama has encouraged federal regulatory agencies to review existing regulations “that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them in accordance with what has been learned.”...
Author:: Miller, Sofie E.
Keyword:: Public Interest, Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, and Regulation
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Regulatory Impact on Corn Farming: Transatlantic Agriculture & Regulation Working Paper Series: No. 5

Description:: As part of a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center produced a five-chapter report on regulatory differences between the United States (U.S.) and the European Union (EU) and their effects on...
Author:: Pérez, Daniel R. , Prasad, Aryamala, and Xie, Zhoudan
Keyword:: Public Interest, Public Policy, Working Paper, Economic Analysis, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Regulation, and Agriculture
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Utilizing Behavioral Insights (without Romance): An Inquiry into the Choice Architecture of Public Decision-Making

Description:: Behavioral economics has been employed in a number of policy applications over the last decade. From energy requirements to tax compliance to consumer finance, policymakers are increasingly operating under the assumption that people consistently fail to make rational choices. While the benefit of...
Author:: Smith, Adam C.
Keyword:: Public Policy, Behavioral Economics, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Psychology, Regulation , and Working Paper
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Can Fiscal Budget Concepts Improve Regulation?

Description:: Despite efforts to ensure that new regulations provide net benefits to citizens, the accumulation of regulations threatens economic growth and well-being. As a result, the U.S. legislature is exploring the possibility that applying fiscal budgeting concepts to regulation could bring more...
Author:: Dudley, Susan E.
Keyword:: Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Fiscal Budget, and Regulation
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

EPA’s Retrospective Review of Regulations: Will it Reduce Manufacturing Burdens?

Description:: Through a series of Executive Orders, President Obama has encouraged federal regulatory agencies to review existing regulations “that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them in accordance with what has been learned.”...
Author:: Miller, Sofie E.
Keyword:: Environmental Protection Agency, Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Environmental Policy, and Regulation
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Achieving Regulatory Policy Objectives: An Overview and Comparison of U.S. and EU Procedures

Description:: This paper aims to provide a descriptive analysis of procedural differences in regulatory development between the United States and the European Union to serve as a factual basis for understanding the regulatory challenges and opportunities for transatlantic trade. It summarizes regulatory...
Author:: Dudley, Susan E. and Wegrich, Kai
Keyword:: United States, Public Policy, Working Paper, Regulatory Policy, Regulatory Studies, Regulation , and European Union
GW Unit:: Regulatory Studies Center
Resource Type:: Working Paper

Ten Regulatory Process Reforms President-Elect Trump Could Undertake

Regulatory Science and Policy: A Case Study of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Improving Regulatory Science: A Case Study of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Notice & Comment: How Agencies Use Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

The Next Regulatory Czar

Improving Regulatory Accountability: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future

Improving the Accountability of Federal Regulatory Agencies: Part II: Assessing Eight Government-wide Accountability Reforms

Transatlantic Approaches to Agriculture Policy: Transatlantic Agriculture & Regulation Working Paper Series: No. 3

Learning from Experience: Retrospective Review of Regulations in 2014

Regulatory Impact on Corn Farming: Transatlantic Agriculture & Regulation Working Paper Series: No. 5

Utilizing Behavioral Insights (without Romance): An Inquiry into the Choice Architecture of Public Decision-Making

Can Fiscal Budget Concepts Improve Regulation?

EPA’s Retrospective Review of Regulations: Will it Reduce Manufacturing Burdens?

Achieving Regulatory Policy Objectives: An Overview and Comparison of U.S. and EU Procedures

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