Patrick McLaughlin
@EconPatrick
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Research Fellow @HooverInst; quantifying and studying regulation and deregulation. Better regulatory management leads to more abundance.
Washington, DC
Joined January 2009
Ten years ago, I made this video to help folks visualize overregulation. The wall of books of regulations that I piled up almost crushed me! And it has only gotten worse since then. @elonmusk @VivekGRamaswamy . Who wants to help make an updated video that shows regulatory
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RT @JECRepublicans: .@RepRonEstes discussed the importance of smarter regulation & emerging tech, to boost U.S businesses. @EconPatrick de….
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Looking forward to testifying at this hearing tomorrow! Tune in at 10:00 AM ET.
Tomorrow: The JEC will be examining the "Barriers to Supply Chain Modernization and Factor Productivity Enhancements". Witnesses include:.Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue (@ecojpr).Dr. Patrick McLaughlin (@EconPatrick).Dr. Yossi Sheffi (@YossiSheffi).Dr. Sujai Shivakumar (@ShivakumarSujai).
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RT @PeterBoettke: Economics is a science just like physics, but it is physics if matter could talk, and if molecules had will. Mill descri….
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Jerry Ellig was truly special. The influence of his scholarship and personality continues today, four years after his passing. All of the US states that are implementing better regulatory management systems that include benefit-cost analysis are part of Jerry's legacy!.
Jerry Ellig, a respected regulatory scholar and former Mercatus scholar, passed away in 2021. One of his final papers was just published—a case study on how the FCC empowered economists to improve policymaking. 🧵
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RT @senatorshoshana: Really great paper on nurse independent practice, state laws, and outcomes @PacificLegal @jaimiecavanaugh
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RT @WillRinehart: 🧵 While policymakers rush to regulate AI, the economic impact remains largely unexplored. My latest unpacks compliance co….
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RT @R__Hauser: Elon Musk's DOGE strategy is best summed up by a five-point design process he calls "the algorithm.". @WalterIsaacson says t….
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Texas is the 5th most regulated state in the country. If TX is going to continue to attract businesses and entrepreneurs, it needs regulatory reform. Some recent proposals seem to be moving in that direction. @TxRegReform
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If @DOGE starts counting savings from deregulatory actions, these estimated savings numbers could increase fast.
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Something I learned today: When your six-year old is throwing a fit about not being able to get everything she wants, it is surprisingly unhelpful to quote the Rolling Stones in response.
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I used Grok 3 to summarize the RegData project. I made a few edits to the resulting article that it wrote, but I have to say: it did a damn fine job. Here's the article -
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RT @TxRegReform: Coalition member @lawsuitreform highlighted our work to improve the state regulatory system in TLR's recent News Roundup.….
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RT @megan_jenkins17: Regulatory accumulation has real costs that slow our economy, reduce innovation, and make us poorer. Agency rulemaking….
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I used to be quite pessimistic about the possibility of serious regulatory reform. But these days, I'm an optimist. I write about why here:
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RT @AdamThierer: AI regulatory activity is completely out of control in the U.S. We have already seen over 700 bills introduced less than t….
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RT @SusanEDudley: This week's executive orders on regulation may be the most consequential yet.
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Don't be fooled by cynical messaging. Cutting regulations IS about the economy.
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