Recently, the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center, in partnership with the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), convened experts to discuss the modernization of U.S. biotechnology regulation. Participants broadly agreed on the need for clearer regulatory pathways, risk prioritization, and greater predictability, while emphasizing that progress will depend on leadership, accountability, and disciplined execution across agencies.
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In Memoriam: Joseph Cordes. Joseph J. Cordes, GW Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, Economics, and International Affairs, and Co-director of the GW Regulatory Studies Center, passed away on February 26, 2026. During his five-decade career at GW, Joe’s knowledge, curiosity, enthusiasm, and generosity touched countless people, and we in the GW Regulatory Studies Center are lucky to be among them. Read More >
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Alumni Update: Former RSC Graduate Research Fellow and Trachtenberg PhD Aryamala Prasad has joined the Global Development Network as the Senior Program Manager for its Open Transaction Network program. Arya will be based in New Delhi, India.
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RSC at the SBCA 2026 Conference |
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On March 12 and 13, the Regulatory Studies Center team continued our active involvement in the annual conference of the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis hosted at the GW campus.
Professor Susan Dudley was inducted as an SBCA Fellow and joined other new Fellows on a panel exploring the opportunities and challenges for the field. Dudley was also a panelist for three roundtable discussions: “Reframing Regulatory Budgeting: Integrating Retrospective Review and Evidence-Based Governance,” “Designing a National Benefit Cost Analysis System - How Generative AI Can Help,” and “The Year in Review and the Year Ahead: Perspectives on U.S. Regulation.” She also honored our late colleague, Joe Cordes, who was a founder and past president of the Society.
GW Law Professor Caroline Cecot moderated a roundtable discussion on “Benefit–Cost Analysis and the Courts,” which featured panelist Deputy Director Will Yeatman. Senior Policy Analyst Finn Dobkin presented his paper, Capitalization of Climate Mitigation in Housing Markets: Evidence from California’s Residential Construction Requirements.
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Support the RSC on Giving Day: April 7–8 |
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The George Washington University will once again bring its global community together for 24 hours of generosity when GW Giving Day returns, beginning at noon on April 7 and concluding April 8.
Please consider a gift to the RSC! Your support is key to our ability to continue improving regulatory policy through research, education, and outreach. From our research, to Capitol Hill seminars and Congressional testimony, to teaching the next generation of policy makers, everything we do is rooted in our mission: to improve regulatory policy through research, education and outreach. These activities are made possible through the generosity of people like you.
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⇒ At the Giving Day website, in the Fund Choice field,
enter "Regulatory Studies Center"
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| March 30, 2026
Essay by Finn Dobkin in The Regulatory Review
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Agencies must better quantify the uncertain economic effects of proposed regulations. Read More >
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| March 24, 2026
Commentary by Matias Vesperoni
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A series of executive orders aimed at improving housing affordability begins with a plan to reduce competition between large institutional investors and first-time home buyers. Read More >
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The latest issue of the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis reviews changes to regulatory impact analysis guidelines. Featuring contributions from RSC’s Susan Dudley, Mark Febrizio, Sarah Hay, Zhoudan Xie, and Joseph Cordes. Read More >
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March 24, 2026
Commentary by Natasha Salinas, Caio Assumpção, Lucas Thevenard, and Jeane Santos Ribeiro
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As Brazil trims staffing and spending at administrative agencies, observers wonder if cuts will threaten to undermine core regulatory activities. Read More >
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| March 18, 2026
Commentary by Tambudzai Gundani
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The ‘scores’ are in, and agencies are reporting large reductions in the number and costs of rules. Do the savings reflect real deregulation, or simply housekeeping and pruning? Read More >
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| March 16, 2026
Essay by Richard Pierce, Jr. in The Regulatory Review
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State and local restrictions on natural gas production permits prevent climate damage mitigation. Read More >
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March 4, 2026
Commentary by Sayam Palrecha
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After reaching a historic peak in 2024, the “midnight year” of the Biden administration, the total number of Federal Register pages fell sharply in 2025 in the first year of Trump’s second term. Read More >
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| March 3, 2026
Essay by Will Yeatman in the Yale JREG Notice & Comment blog
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As oral arguments are set to begin in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport this week at the Supreme Court, we take a look at several frequently asked questions about the case’s potential implications. Read More >
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| February 19, 2026
Commentary by Steven Balla & Adriana Bunea
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Governments on both sides of the Atlantic have recently taken steps to limit opportunities for public comment during the policymaking process. Read More > | Listen to Podcast >
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| February 16, 2026
Commentary by Lucas Thevenard
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A brief guide to using large language models as research assistants to study public participation in rulemaking (and, more broadly, regulation as a whole). Read More >
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| February 16, 2026
Commentary by Tambudzai Gundani
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Regulation of artificial intelligence is a government competency we cannot afford to bungle. Read More >
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February 5, 2026
Essay by Caroline Cecot in The Regulatory Review
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The Trump Administration is underweighting the value of human health in benefit-cost analysis. Read More >
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| February 4, 2026
Essay by Susan Dudley in The Regulatory Review
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EPA’s new rule fails to reform the agency’s methods for calculating benefits when regulating particulate matter. Read More >
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February 4, 2026
Regulatory Insight by Finn Dobkin
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The environmental permitting process uses a coordinated framework that was enhanced under the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST-41) Act. Read More >
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Finn Dobkin was the guest speaker for a webinar on Regulatory Trends that Shaped 2025 for Women in Government Relations, March 19.
Susan Dudley presented on "Evolutionary Mismatch and Modern Society's Mistrust of Markets" at the Gruter Institute conference, February 27.
At the 42nd Annual Economic Policy Conference of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), Susan Dudley spoke on the panel, “Regulating in the Midst of Rapid Technological Change.” Tara Sinclair was a panelist on “Official Economic Statistics at a Crossroads.” February 22-24.
William Yeatman presented his co-authored paper on constitutional problems of land management agencies at a symposium of the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, February 13.
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