Defending the Status Quo: Regulatory Changes During Rulemaking

• In Event: Bureaucratic Process Dynamics

Brief Overview

Exploring over 1,400 U.S. federal rules from 2017-2023, this study uses text analysis to quantify changes proposed and finalized during the rulemaking process, revealing that post-comment adjustments often shift policies closer to the status quo.

Author

• Alexander Love, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill