Working Papers by Jerry Brito

Working Papers by Jerry Brito

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Running for Cover

The BRAC Commission as a Model for Federal Spending Reform
Jerry Brito | May 25, 2010
In this article we first look at the roots of the Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC) commission's success and then compare it to today’s commission proposals.
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Stimulus Facts

Jerry Brito, Veronique de Rugy | Dec 2009
Using recipient report data from Recovery.gov and economic and political data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, GovTrack.us, and others, we have compiled a series of facts about stimulus spending.
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Midnight Regulations and Regulatory Review

Jerry Brito, Veronique de Rugy | Sep 2008
This paper outlines some solutions to the midnight regulation problem and offers a new idea on how to deal with it.
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A Tale of Two Commissions: Net Neutrality and Regulatory Analysis

Jerry Brito, Jerry Ellig | Nov 2007
This article addresses the issue of 'net neutrality' and the authority of the FCC to enforce the Internet Policy Statement. This article is published in the Fall edition of CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Policy published by the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America. 
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Hack, Mash, and Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency

Jerry Brito | Oct 2007
The federal government makes an overwhelming amount of data publicly available each year. Laws ranging from the Administrative Procedure Act to the Paperwork Reduction Act require these disclosures in the name of transparency and accountability.
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Net Neutrality

Jerry Brito, Jerry Ellig | Aug 2007
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The Spectrum Commons in Theory and Practice

Jerry Brito | Mar 2006
The Regulation The FCC has designated a 50 MHz block of spectrum between 3650 and 3700 MHz as a "commons" for unlicensed use. Several parties have filed petitions for reconsideration in opposition to the designation. This proceeding presents a real world case that can be used to analyze whether…