Continuity, change, and priorities: The quality and use of regulatory analysis across US administrations

Regulation and Governance

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-173

  Ellig, Jerry ^a   Mclaughlin, Patrick A ^a   Morrall Iii, John F ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Cost benefit; Regulation; Regulatory impact analysis; Regulatory review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878179811     PISSN: 17485983     EISSN: 17485991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5991.2012.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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