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
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
An Effective Plan for Regulatory Reform
- | 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
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Catfish Regulation Doesn't Pass the Smell Test
- | 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
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Look before You Leap: A Key Principle of Regulation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Auto Distribution: Current Issues and Future Trends Federal Trade Commission Workshop
Before the Federal Trade Commission
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Outcome-Based Regulatory Decisions Require Congressional Commitment
Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Budget
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Dynamic Competition, Online Platforms, and Regulatory Policy
Before the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
An Effective Plan for Regulatory Reform
- | 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
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Catfish Regulation Doesn't Pass the Smell Test
- | 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
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Look before You Leap: A Key Principle of Regulation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Auto Distribution: Current Issues and Future Trends Federal Trade Commission Workshop
Before the Federal Trade Commission
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Outcome-Based Regulatory Decisions Require Congressional Commitment
Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Budget
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Dynamic Competition, Online Platforms, and Regulatory Policy
Before the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Regulatory Reform in Florida: An Opportunity for Greater Competitiveness and Economic Efficiency
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
How “Expert” Are the Expert Agencies?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
FDA Regulations Should Be Safe and Effective
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Reforming the FCC’s Low-Income Phone Subsidies
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
OIRA Spending Falls as Agency Spending Swells
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Regulatory Process, Regulatory Reform, and the Quality of Regulatory Impact Analysis
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Ten Principles for Better Regulation
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How Well Do Federal Agencies Use Regulatory Impact Analysis?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Continuity, Change, and Priorities: The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis Across U.S. Administrations
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Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Affordable Care Act Is the Problem, Not Kathleen Sebelius
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Regulatory Rush Job Deprives Many of Health Insurance Plans They Liked
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Health Insurance Mandates Show Why Regulatory Reform is Needed
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cynicism, Ideology or Opportunity for Reform?
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Ready-Fire-Aim Rulemaking
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
More Resources for Regulatory Review Would Benefit Consumers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Howard Shelanski’s To-Do List
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Event Video Event Video
The Future of Regulations: Moving From Presumption to Proof

- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Government Owes Accurate, Transparent Accounting of Health Care Costs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary