Jerry Ellig
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Former Senior Research Fellow
Jerry Ellig was a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, an assistant professor of economics at George Mason University, the chief economist at the Federal Communications Commission, the deputy director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, and a senior economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress. He specialized in the federal regulatory process, economic regulation, and telecommunications regulation.
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Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Comprehensive Regulatory Reform
A Mercatus Policy Primer
- | Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium
- | Housing Housing
- | Essays Essays
Infrastructure Policy: Four Lessons from Freight Rail Deregulation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Patience Is Still a Virtue in the Regulatory Process
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trump's Regulatory 'David'
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Courts Have a Role to Play Reining in Federal Agencies
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Systematic Study Shows Improvement in SEC Economic Analysis
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Courts Aren’t Biased Against Regulation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Cultural and Institutional Barriers to Smarter Regulation
Testimony before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Judicial Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis
Why Not the Best?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Regulatory Reform: Build on What Works
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Comprehensive Regulatory Reform
A Mercatus Policy Primer
- | Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium
- | Housing Housing
- | Essays Essays
Infrastructure Policy: Four Lessons from Freight Rail Deregulation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Patience Is Still a Virtue in the Regulatory Process
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trump's Regulatory 'David'
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Courts Have a Role to Play Reining in Federal Agencies
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Systematic Study Shows Improvement in SEC Economic Analysis
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Courts Aren’t Biased Against Regulation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Cultural and Institutional Barriers to Smarter Regulation
Testimony before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Judicial Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis
Why Not the Best?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Regulatory Reform: Build on What Works
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Regulatory Process, Regulatory Reform, and the Quality of Regulatory Impact Analysis
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Improvements in SEC Economic Analysis since Business Roundtable
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Books Books
Reframing Financial Regulation
Enhancing Stability and Protecting Consumers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Midnight Regulations Illustrate Larger Problems with the Regulatory Process
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Evaluating the Quality and Use of Regulatory Impact Analysis
The Mercatus Center’s Regulatory Report Card, 2008–2013
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Preventing a Regulatory Train Wreck: Mandated Regulation and the Cautionary Tale of Positive Train Control
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Regulatory Determinants of Railroad Safety
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulating Real Problems: The First Principle of Regulatory Impact Analysis
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
“Ready, Fire, Aim!”: A Foundational Problem with Regulations
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Auto Franchise Laws Restrict Consumer Choice and Increase Prices
Latest Work
Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Public Interest Comment on Investment Advice
Participants and Beneficiaries
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
The Future of Federal Regulation
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
The FCC's National Broadband Plan
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Regulation and High Reliability Organizations
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Airport Pricing
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Public Interest Reply Comment on Broadband Industry Practices
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
'Competition and Convergence' in Communications: Supplementary Questions to Testimony
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Public Interest Comment on the FTC's Comment Request for Retail Electricity Competition Plans
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Congress: Hold the REINS until You Get the Facts
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How to Ensure Agencies Consider Rules' Economic Impact
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Zombie Regulations Emerge at Midnight
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Three Facts about Midnight Regulations
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
An Effective Plan for Regulatory Reform
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Catfish Regulation Doesn't Pass the Smell Test
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Look before You Leap: A Key Principle of Regulation
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Keeping Rail Deregulation on Track
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA Power Plant Rule Sidesteps Key Issue
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary