Patrick A. McLaughlin

Stanford University - Hoover Institution

Stanford, CA 94305

United States

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1.

RegData: A Numerical Database on Industry-Specific Regulations for All U.S. Industries and Federal Regulations, 1997-2012

George Mason University Mercatus Center Working Paper No. 12-20
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 04 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2014
Omar Al-Ubaydli, Omar Al-Ubaydli and Patrick A. McLaughlin
George Mason University - Department of EconomicsDerasat and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
Downloads 1,093 (42,727)
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regulation, industry

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Small Business Recovery after Covid-19

Mercatus Special Edition Policy Brief
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 07 May 2020
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Tyler Richards
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Independent
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healthcare, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, public health, economics, quarantine, economy, economic crisis, small business, economic recovery, entrepreneurship

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The Impact of Federal Regulation on the 50 States

Number of pages: 276 Posted: 25 Mar 2017
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Oliver Sherouse
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
Downloads 493 (121,451)
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regulation, federal regulation, federalism, state economies, RegData

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The Cumulative Cost of Regulations

Duke I&E Research Paper No. 2016-45, Mercatus Research Paper 2016
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 14 Nov 2016
Bentley Coffey, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Pietro F. Peretto
Clemson University, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Duke University - Department of Economics
Downloads 347 (181,943)
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regulation, economic growth, macroeconomic performance, endogenous growth, Schumpeterian growth, RegData, costs of regulation, total cost of regulation, federal regulation, costs of entry, productivity, total factor productivity, labor productivity

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From Lawyer to Judge: Advancement, Sex, and Name-Calling

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Feb 2009
Bentley Coffey and Patrick A. McLaughlin
Clemson University and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
Downloads 269 (238,984)
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Performance Standards vs. Design Standards: Facilitating a Shift toward Best Practices

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Jul 2019
Laura Montgomery, Patrick A. McLaughlin, Tyler Richards and Mark Febrizio
Catholic University of America (CUA) - Columbus School of Law, Stanford University - Hoover Institution, Independent and George Washington University - GW Regulatory Studies Center
Downloads 258 (248,311)
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regulation, regulatory process, administrative procedure, administrative law, regulatory design, performance standards, design standards, regulatory impact analysis, benefit-cost analysis, regulatory reform

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A Fresh Start: How to Address Regulations Suspended During the Coronavirus Crisis

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A Fresh Start: How to Address Regulations Suspended During the Coronavirus Crisis

Mercatus Special Edition Policy Brief
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 May 2020
Patrick A. McLaughlin, Matthew D. Mitchell and Adam D. Thierer
Stanford University - Hoover Institution, Fraser Institute and R Street Institute
Downloads 178 (352,442)
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healthcare, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, public health, economics, quarantine, economy, economic crisis, regulation, regulatory reform

A Fresh Start: How to Address Regulations Suspended During the Coronavirus Crisis

Mercatus Center Policy Brief Special Edition, 2020
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 16 Apr 2020
Adam D. Thierer, Matthew D. Mitchell and Patrick A. McLaughlin
R Street Institute, Fraser Institute and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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regulation, reform, health, policy, tradeoffs, BRAC, commission, regulatory, license, licensing, coronavirus, virus, outbreak, CON

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The Regulatory Determinants of Railroad Safety

Review of Industrial Organization, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Nov 2016
Jerry Ellig and Patrick A. McLaughlin
George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased) and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
Downloads 214 (297,934)
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railroad, railroad safety, regulation, safety regulation, Staggers Act, RegData

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Regulation, Entrepreneurship, and Firm Size

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 26 Apr 2018
Dustin Chambers, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Tyler Richards
Salisbury University - Department of Economics and Finance, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Independent
Downloads 212 (300,583)
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entrepreneurship, regulation, regulatory accumulation, small business, firm size, industry concentration

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The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis in 2008

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Jul 2010
Jerry Ellig and Patrick A. McLaughlin
George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased) and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
Downloads 200 (317,473)
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regulatory impact analysis, benefit-cost, regulation, cost-benefit analysis, regulatory process, regulatory reform

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Regulators and Redskins

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2012
Bentley Coffey, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Robert D. Tollison
Clemson University, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Clemson University - Department of Economics
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regulation, regulations, NFL, regulators and sports, regulations and sports, stadium finance, public choice and sports

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Regulation and Poverty: An Empirical Examination of the Relationship between the Incidence of Federal Regulation and the Occurrence of Poverty Across the States

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Apr 2018
Dustin Chambers, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Laura Stanley
Salisbury University - Department of Economics and Finance, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and George Washington University - GW Regulatory Studies Center
Downloads 194 (326,470)
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regulation, poverty, states, FRASE index

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Regdata 3.0 User's Guide

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 05 Oct 2017
Patrick A. McLaughlin, Oliver Sherouse, Daniel Francis, Michael Gasvoda, Jonathan Nelson, Stephen Strosko and Tyler Richards
Stanford University - Hoover Institution, Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, Independent, Independent, Independent, Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Independent
Downloads 191 (331,238)
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regulation, industry, machine learning

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Regulation and Income Inequality: The Regressive Effects of Entry Regulations

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Regulation and Income Inequality: The Regressive Effects of Entry Regulations

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER, 2016
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Nov 2016
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Laura Stanley
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and George Washington University - GW Regulatory Studies Center
Downloads 141 (430,459)
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income inequality, regulation, regulations, entry regulations, Doing Business, Gini coefficient

Regulation and Income Inequality: The Regressive Effects of Entry Regulations

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Laura Stanley and Patrick A. McLaughlin
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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Doing My Part to Save the Global Commons? Environmental Awareness and Voluntary Fuel Economization in Gasoline Markets

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 25 May 2013
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Bentley Coffey
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Clemson University
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climate change, global warming, gasoline demand, voluntary protection of the commons, environmentalism, environmental awareness

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Ignoring Implementation Costs of the Clean Air Act: A Costly Mistake

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2012
Patrick A. McLaughlin
Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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Clean Air Act, NAAQS, benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, risk-risk analysis

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Three Myths about Federal Regulation

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Three Myths about Federal Regulation

Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Scalia Law School Research Paper Series No. 22-001
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 26 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2022
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Casey B. Mulligan
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and University of Chicago
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Three Myths About Federal Regulation

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 May 2020
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Casey B. Mulligan
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and University of Chicago
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regulation, regulated industries, administrative law, economics of regulation, industrial policy, environmental economics, government policy

Three Myths About Federal Regulation

NBER Working Paper No. w27233
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 May 2020 Last Revised: 31 May 2023
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Casey B. Mulligan
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and University of Chicago
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Trade Flow Consequences of the European Union’s Regionalization of Environmental Regulations

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 03 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2012
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Bentley Coffey
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Clemson University
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international trade, gravity equation, regional regulations, environmental regulations, European Union regulations, environment and trade

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The Political Economy of Australian Regulatory Reform

Allen, DWE, Berg, C, Lane, AM and McLaughlin, P. ‘The Political Economy of Australian Regulatory Reform’, Australian Journal of Public Administration, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Oct 2020
Darcy W E Allen, Chris Berg, Aaron M. Lane and Patrick A. McLaughlin
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University) and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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RegData, Regulatory Accumulation, Regulatory Reform Policies, Regulatory Analytics

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Regulatory Reform in Florida: An Opportunity for Greater Competitiveness and Economic Efficiency

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Regulatory Reform in Florida: An Opportunity for Greater Competitiveness and Economic Efficiency

Florida State University Business Review 13:1, pp. 95-130, Spring 2014, Mercatus Center at George Mason University Working Paper No. 14-09
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Aug 2014
Patrick A. McLaughlin, Jerry Ellig and Dima Shamoun
Stanford University - Hoover Institution, George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased) and Independent
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Regulatory reform, occupational licensing, regulations, Florida, entrepreneurs, economic efficiency

Regulatory Reform in Florida: An Opportunity for Greater Competitiveness and Economic Efficiency

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Patrick A. McLaughlin, Jerry Ellig and Dima Shamoun
Stanford University - Hoover Institution, George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased) and Independent
Downloads 50 (829,383)
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Regulation and Economic Growth: Evidence from British Columbia’s Experiment in Regulatory Budgeting

Mercatus Working Paper Series
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Jun 2021
Bentley Coffey and Patrick A. McLaughlin
Independent and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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Regulatory budget; British Columbia; regulatory reform; red tape reduction; RegData; economic growth; synthetic control; difference-in-differences; growth accounting

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Industry Size and Regulation: Evidence from US States

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Industry Size and Regulation: Evidence from US States

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 18 May 2021 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2022
Marc T. Law and Patrick A. McLaughlin
University of Vermont - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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regulation, political economy, RegData, industries

Industry Size and Regulation: Evidence from US States

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Nov 2021
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Marc T. Law
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and University of Vermont - Department of Economics
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regulation, political economy, RegData, industries, US states, fixed costs

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Does Haste Make Waste in Regulatory Analysis?

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Jul 2010
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Jerry Ellig
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased)
Downloads 127 (466,749)
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regulation, economic analysis, regulatory quality, midnight regulations

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Is Dodd-Frank the Biggest Law Ever?

Mercatus Working Paper Series
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 31 Jul 2020
Patrick A. McLaughlin, Oliver Sherouse, Mark Febrizio and M. Scott King
Stanford University - Hoover Institution, Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, George Washington University - GW Regulatory Studies Center and George Mason University
Downloads 126 (469,658)
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Dodd-Frank, financial regulation, complexity of law, scope of law, RegData

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The Consequences of Regulatory Accumulation and a Proposed Solution

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 06 Mar 2014
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Richard A. Williams
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
Downloads 124 (475,570)
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regulation, regulatory accumulation, regulatory cleanup, retrospective review, retrospective analysis, consequences of regulation, unintended consequences, economic growth, regulatory improvement commission, regulatory review commission, BRAC for regulations, regulation and safety, nonfunctional

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Empirical Tests for Midnight Regulations and Their Effect on OIRA Review Time

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Feb 2009
Patrick A. McLaughlin
Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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regulation; midnight regulations, regulatory review, OIRA, election cycles, election cycles and regulations, regulation quality

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Something in the Water? Testing for Groundwater Quality Information in the Housing Market

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2013
Patrick A. McLaughlin
Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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Hedonic, Real Estate, Information in Markets, Risk Information, Groundwater

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The Economics of Mandating Benefits for H-2B Workers: Written Testimony Submitted to the United States House Subcommittee on Domestic Policy

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 Apr 2009
Patrick A. McLaughlin
Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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immigration, migration, guest worker, mandated benefits, H-2B

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Regulation, Entrepreneurship, and Dynamism

Mercatus Working Paper Series
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 18 Nov 2020
Dustin Chambers, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Oliver Sherouse
Salisbury University - Department of Economics and Finance, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
Downloads 79 (644,334)
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regulation, entrepreneurship, dynamism, employment, firm size

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RegData: Australia

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 16 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2020
Patrick A. McLaughlin, Oliver Sherouse and Jason Potts
Stanford University - Hoover Institution, Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University)
Downloads 78 (648,901)
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regulation, RegData, Australia

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Count the Code: Quantifying Federalization of Criminal Statutes

The Heritage Foundation Special Report, No. 251, January 7, 2022
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
GianCarlo Canaparo, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Liya Palagashvili
The Heritage Foundation, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
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Crime policy, criminal law, legislation, criminal justice reform

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Re-evaluating the Labor Market Effects of Occupational Licensing: Longitudinal Evidence Across States

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 25 Nov 2024
Christos Makridis and Patrick A. McLaughlin
Stanford University and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
Downloads 66 (715,131)

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employment, labor market, occupational licensing, regulation, wages

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Comprehensive Regulatory Reform

Mercatus Policy Primer
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Sep 2018
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Jerry Ellig
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased)
Downloads 59 (750,315)
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regulation, cost-benefit analysis, regulatory process, rule-making

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The Cumulative Cost of Regulations

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Patrick A. McLaughlin
Stanford University - Hoover Institution
Downloads 55 (775,939)
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RegAuthorities: The Regulations Authorities Dataset

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2022
Samuel Kofi Ampaabeng, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Dustin Chambers
IMPAQ International, LLC, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Salisbury University - Department of Economics and Finance
Downloads 53 (789,442)

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administrative law, law, legal economic, legal institutions, regulation

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Larger Polities Are More Regulated

Mercatus Working Paper Series
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 25 Sep 2020
James B. Bailey, James Broughel and Patrick A. McLaughlin
Providence College - Economics Department, Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
Downloads 51 (803,580)
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regulation, population, RegData, Australia, Canada

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Regulatory System Design: Some Solutions to the Delegation Problem

Mercatus Special Study
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 May 2023
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Jerry Ellig
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased)
Downloads 42 (873,660)

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K23, L51, Q58

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Raising the Cost of Doing Business in Lower Income Countries: Trade Agreements with Stringent Multilateral Environmental Regulations

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 Mar 2021
Bentley Coffey, William Hauk and Patrick A. McLaughlin
Independent, University of South Carolina and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
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International trade, gravity equation, regional regulations, environmental regulations, European Union regulations, environment and trade

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Legislative Impact Accounting: Rethinking How to Account for Policies' Economic Costs in the Federal Budget Process

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Jason Fichtner and Patrick A. McLaughlin
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Stanford University - Hoover Institution
Downloads 41 (882,190)
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Census of Regulatory Restrictions

Mercatus Center Research Paper
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Jun 2022
Samuel Kofi Ampaabeng, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Thurston Powers
IMPAQ International, LLC, Stanford University - Hoover Institution and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Regulations; RegData; United States; Australia; Canada; Regulatory Agencies; Regulated Industries

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Regulatory Review Commission + Regulatory Budget = a Diet for Better, More Effective Regulations

Mercatus Policy Brief Series
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 22 Sep 2020
Patrick A. McLaughlin and Tyler Richards
Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Independent
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deregulation, Base Realignment and Closure Commission, BRAC, economic policy, effects of regulation

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Does OIRA Review Improve the Quality of Regulatory Impact Analysis? Evidence from the Final Year of the Bush II Administration

Administrative Law Review, Vol. 63, 2011
Posted: 24 Aug 2014
Jerry Ellig and Patrick A. McLaughlin
George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased) and Stanford University - Hoover Institution

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administrative law, administrative procedure, OIRA, cost-benefit analysis, benefit-cost analysis, regulatory impact analysis, Bush, executive orders, regulatory review

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Continuity, Change, and Priorities: The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis Across US Administrations

"Continuity, Change, and Priorities: The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis Across US Administrations," Regulation & Governance 7 (2013), 153-73.
Posted: 24 Aug 2014
Jerry Ellig, Patrick A. McLaughlin and John Morrall
George Washington University - Regulatory Studies Center (deceased), Stanford University - Hoover Institution and Independent

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benefit-cost analysis, cost-benefit, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, regulatory review

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Do Masculine Names Help Female Lawyers Become Judges? Evidence from South Carolina

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 112-133, 2009
Posted: 25 Aug 2009
Bentley Coffey and Patrick A. McLaughlin
Clemson University and Stanford University - Hoover Institution

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