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Defragmenting The Regulatory Process, Stuart Shapiro
Defragmenting The Regulatory Process, Stuart Shapiro
Stuart Shapiro
The regulatory process is often criticized for being cumbersome and slow, much like a computer whose hard drive is fragmented by files no longer used or useful. Like such a computer, the regulatory process contains many requirement of dubious utility. These include the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, and numerous executive orders. While other parts of the regulatory process such as notice and comment and cost-benefit analysis have received much more academic attention, these other parts of the process deserve examination as well. This paper argues that such an examination will reveal that …
Regulatory Reform In The States: Lessons From New Jersey, Stuart Shapiro
Regulatory Reform In The States: Lessons From New Jersey, Stuart Shapiro
Stuart Shapiro
While numerous examinations of the rulemaking process have occurred at the federal level, there is a dearth of studies about the effects of the proceduralization of the rulemaking process on state regulations. Our examination focuses on regulations promulgated in New Jersey, both prior to and following, major procedural changes enacted in the state in 2001. By choosing distinct leadership periods, one governed by Democrats and one by Republicans, we attempt to control for differences in political preferences for regulation. During the study years, we collected data on 1,707 regulations on a wide array of variables from the type of rulemaking, …
Regulatory Reform In The States: Lessons From New Jersey, Stuart Shapiro, Deborah Borie-Holtz
Regulatory Reform In The States: Lessons From New Jersey, Stuart Shapiro, Deborah Borie-Holtz
Stuart Shapiro
While numerous examinations of the rulemaking process have occurred at the federal level, there is a dearth of studies about the effects of the proceduralization of the rulemaking process on state regulations. Our examination focuses on regulations promulgated in New Jersey, both prior to and following, major procedural changes enacted in the state in 2001. By choosing distinct leadership periods, one governed by Democrats and one by Republicans, we attempt to control for differences in political preferences for regulation. During the study years, we collected data on 1,707 regulations on a wide array of variables from the type of rulemaking, …
Presidents And Process: A Comparison Of The Regulatory Process Under The Clinton And Bush (43) Administrations, Stuart Shapiro
Presidents And Process: A Comparison Of The Regulatory Process Under The Clinton And Bush (43) Administrations, Stuart Shapiro
Stuart Shapiro
Do procedural controls placed on the regulatory process allow politicians to control bureaucratic decisionmaking? I use data on the regulatory process under the Clinton and Bush Administrations to assess the differences between these presidents with distinct ideological regulatory agendas. I find that the number of comments received, the changes made between proposal and finalization of rules, the frequency with which agencies bypass notice and comment, the frequency of use of different regulatory analyses, and the time to complete a rulemaking did not vary substantially between the two presidencies. This raises questions about the role of procedural controls on agency decisionmaking.