Research note by Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik During the past decades, many public tasks have been outsourced from the central bureaucracy to agencies that operate at arm’s length from the government. This shift has been especially pronounced in…
Research note by Marina Nistotskaya Puzzle. It is a commonly held view that vibrant entrepreneurship lies at the root of economic development. International organizations, such as the World Bank and EU, and governments at all…
Research note by Thomas D. Hopkins Applying benefit-cost analysis in the White House regulatory oversight process served as a basic mission of the Council on Wage and Price Stability (CWPS) during its seven-year lifespan (1974–1981).…
Research note by John Coates In response to the 2008 financial crisis the US Congress introduced the “Volker Rule” – a novel law generally barring banking organizations from proprietary trading and investing in hedge and private…
Research note by Arild Wæraas When the term “reputation” is used about public sector organizations, the most likely connotation that comes to mind is probably “bad”. Government organizations have been associated with negatively charged words such…
Research note by Alex Acs on Which Statute to Implement? Strategic Timing by Regulatory Agencies. Original source: RegBlog A few weeks ago, the Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project at the University of Virginia released a…
Research note authored by Marcos Fernández-Gutiérrez. Department of Economics, Universidad de Cantabria (Spain) This research note explains the content and main findings of the paper “Public Infrastructure Services in the European Union: Challenges for…
Research note on: Peter L. Strauss, The Place of Agencies in Government: Separation of Powers and the Fourth Branch, 84 Colum.L.Rev. 573 (1984). Peter L. Strauss, On The Difficulties Of Generalization – PCAOB in The…
Research note by Simon F. Haeder When Americans think about lobbying, they usually think about legislative lobbying. Take, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), for instance. According the Center for Responsive Politics, the ACA was one of…
Research note by Lars Tummers Red tape is one of the most often-mentioned nuisances of citizens about government. However, there is a dearth in red tape research focusing on citizens. Therefore, our first goal was…