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
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
State Franchise Law Carjacks Auto Buyers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Laws Protecting Auto Franchises Are Bad for Consumers and Innovation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulatory Impact Analysis: Four Decades of Foibles
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulatory Impact Analysis: The Cornerstone of Regulatory Reform
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Cornerstone of Regulatory Reform
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Presidential Priorities, Congressional Control, and the Quality of Regulatory Analysis: An Application to Healthcare and Homeland Security
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Bell Should Toll for 'Midnight' Regulations
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
A Guide to Writing Public Interest Comments Using Economic Analysis
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Right Level of Regulatory Rigor
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
State Franchise Law Carjacks Auto Buyers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Laws Protecting Auto Franchises Are Bad for Consumers and Innovation
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulatory Impact Analysis: Four Decades of Foibles
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulatory Impact Analysis: The Cornerstone of Regulatory Reform
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Cornerstone of Regulatory Reform
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Presidential Priorities, Congressional Control, and the Quality of Regulatory Analysis: An Application to Healthcare and Homeland Security
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Bell Should Toll for 'Midnight' Regulations
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
A Guide to Writing Public Interest Comments Using Economic Analysis
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Right Level of Regulatory Rigor
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Beware the Rush to Presumption, Part A
Material Omissions in Regulatory Analyses for the Affordable Care Act's Interim Final Rules
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Does OIRA Review Improve the Quality of Regulatory Impact Analysis?
Evidence from the Final Year of the Bush II Administration
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulation: What's the Problem?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulatory Analysis and Regulatory Reform
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis in 2008
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulatory Oversight
The Basics of Regulatory Impact Analysis
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Performance and Accountability
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Books Books
Government Performance and Results
An Evaluation of GPRA’s First Decade

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Case of State Wine Shipping Laws
Competitive Exclusion with Heterogenous Sellers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Assessing the Quality of Regulatory Analysis
A New Evaluation and Data Set for Policy Research
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- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
FCC Vote Should Target Significant USF Reform
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Returning Regulations Should Focus on the Quality of Analysis
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
DoJ Suit Against AT&T Merger May Have an Advantage
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Tax Day Thoughts on the Non-Tax USF Tax
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Executive Order on Regulation Needs Teeth
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary