Does White House Regulatory Review Produce a Chilling Effect and “OIRA Avoidance” in the Agencies?

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 443-467

  Acs, Alex ^a   Cameron, Charles M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84981557757     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psq.12042     Document Type: Article

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