In collaboration with the Journal of Regulatory Economics, this Special Issue aims to expand the literature on the effects of state-level regulatory accumulation.
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See more information about this Special Issue and for submission details for this call HERE.
Potential Research Topics
For this special issue of JRE, we are seeking high quality submissions that fill important gaps in the state regulation literature. Possible topics include but are not limited to:
1. Measuring the effects of regulation on outcomes like economic growth, business formation, and economic prosperity.
2. Examining the disparate effects of regulation on the most vulnerable members of society.
3. Estimating the effects of broad deregulatory reform like the REINS Act, or other unique state reforms like in Idaho, Ohio, and Virginia.
4. Examining the broad effects of specific regulations like occupational licensing, childcare regulation, or other state-specific regulation.
5. Devising new methodologies to measure regulatory burden and providing guidance for researchers and policymakers on how to use the new measure.
Timeline:
The deadline for the call for papers is January 31, 2026.
The first review is expected to be completed by March 15, 2026.
Editorial Team:
Patrick A. McLaughlin, Hoover Institution at Stanford University
Colin O’Reilly, Creighton University
Darwyyn Deyo, Associate Professor of Economics at San Jose State University and Director of Regulatory Frontiers with the Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University
Find the call for papers at the link below:
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Journal of Regulatory Economics | Journal of Regulatory Economics