Patrick A. McLaughlin

Hoover Institution · Pacific Legal Foundation · Frankfurt Competence Center for German and Global Regulation
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Positions and Experience

2026–present Shepard Family Research Fellow in Economics, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
2025–2026 Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
2024–2025 Visiting Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
2025–present Visiting Research Fellow, Pacific Legal Foundation
2016–2025 Director of Policy Analytics, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA
2012–2025 Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA
2010–2012 Visiting Scholar, Regulatory Studies Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC
2009–2012 Senior Economist, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC
2008–2009 Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA
2007 Graduate Research Fellow, Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, MT

Editorial

2025–present Associate Editor, Journal of Regulatory Economics

Education

2008 Ph.D., Economics, Clemson University
2004 M.A., Economics, Clemson University
2000 B.A., Language and International Trade, Clemson University

Advisory

2025–present Board of Advisors, Vulcan Technologies, Inc. – AI-native regulatory solutions
2017–2025 Board of Advisors, Esper, Inc. – Regulatory data and policymaking technology
2018–2022 Board of Advisors, HData, LLC – RegTech and Legal Tech solutions

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (35)

[1] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “The Architecture Of Delegation: Mapping Agency Authority In The Modern Administrative State,” Independent Law Journal.
[2] Makridis, Christos and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2025, “Re-evaluating the Labor Market Effects of Occupational Licensing: Longitudinal Evidence Across States,” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, doi:10.1057/s41599-025-04497-5.
[3] McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Tyler Richards, 2025, “On the Design of a Regulatory System,” Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, doi:10.1017/bca.2024.33.
[4] Chambers, Dustin, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Oliver Sherouse, 2023, “Regulation, Entrepreneurship, and Dynamism,” Empirical Economics, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3732928.
[5] McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Casey Mulligan, 2022, “Three Misconceptions about Federal Regulation,” Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, doi:10.1017/bca.2022.13.
[6] Jones, Laura and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2022, “Measurement Options for Regulatory Budgeting,” Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy Per Curiam.
[7] Makridis, Christos A., and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2022, “Never letting a crisis go to waste and the ratcheting effect of regulation: Evidence from the covid-19 pandemic,” NYU Journal of Law & Liberty.
[8] Law, Marc T. and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2022, “Industry Size and Regulation: Evidence from US States,” Public Choice, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3848149.
[9] Chambers, Dustin, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Tyler Richards, 2022, “Regulation, Entrepreneurship, and Firm Size,” Journal of Regulatory Economics, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3169332.
[10] Bailey, James, James Broughel, and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2021, “Larger Polities Are More Regulated,” Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3699434.
[11] McLaughlin, Patrick A., Oliver Sherouse, Mark Febrizio, and M. Scott King, 2021, “Is Dodd-Frank the Biggest Law Ever?,” Journal of Financial Regulation, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3664165.
[12] McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Walter Stover, 2021, “Drafting X2RL: A Semantic Regulatory Machine-Readable Format,” MIT Computational Law Report.
[13] Allen, Darcy W.E., Chris Berg, Aaron M. Lane, and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2021, “The Political Economy of Australian Regulatory Reform,” Australian Journal of Public Administration, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3682317.
[14] Coffey, Bentley, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Pietro Peretto, 2020, “The Cumulative Cost of Regulations,” Review of Economic Dynamics, doi:10.2139/ssrn.2869145.
[15] McLaughlin, Patrick A., Adam C. Smith, and Russell S. Sobel, 2019, “Bootleggers, Baptists, and the Risks of Rent-Seeking,” Constitutional Political Economy, doi:10.1007/s10602-019-09278-2.
[16] Chambers, Dustin, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Laura Stanley, 2019, “Regulation and Poverty: An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between the Incidence of Federal Regulation and the Occurrence of Poverty Across the US States,” Public Choice, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3169361.
[17] McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Oliver Sherouse, 2018, “RegData 2.2: A Panel Dataset on US Federal Regulations,” Public Choice, doi:10.1007/s11127-018-0600-y.
[18] Chambers, Dustin, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Laura Stanley, 2018, “Barriers to Prosperity: The Harmful Impact of Entry Regulations on Income Inequality,” Public Choice, doi:10.1007/s11127-018-0498-4.
[19] Fichtner, Jason J., Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Adam N. Michel, 2017, “Legislative Impact Accounting: Incorporating Prospective and Retrospective Review into a Regulatory Budget,” Public Budgeting & Finance, doi:10.1111/pbaf.12187.
[20] Ellig, Jerry and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2016, “The Regulatory Determinants of Railroad Safety,” Review of Industrial Organization, doi:10.1007/s11151-016-9525-0.
[21] Coffey, Bentley and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2016, “The Effect on Lawyers Income of Gender Information Contained in First Names,” Review of Law and Economics, doi:10.1515/rle-2014-0032.
[22] Al-Ubaydli, Omar and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2015, “RegData: A numerical database on industry‐specific regulations for all United States industries and federal regulations, 1997–2012,” Regulation & Governance, doi:10.1111/rego.12107.
[23] Coyne, Christopher, Abigail Hall, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Ann Zerkle, 2014, “A Hidden Cost of War: The Impact of Mobilizing Reserve Troops on Emergency Response Times,” Public Choice, doi:10.1007/s11127-014-0200-4.
[24] McLaughlin, Patrick A., Jerry Ellig, and Dima Yazji Shamoun, 2014, “Regulatory Reform in Florida: An Opportunity for Greater Competitiveness and Economic Efficiency,” Florida State University Business Review, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3191351.
[25] Ellig, Jerry, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and John F. Morrall III, 2012, “Continuity, Change, and Priorities: The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis Across US Administrations,” Regulation & Governance, doi:10.1111/j.1748-5991.2012.01149.x.
[26] Coffey, Bentley, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Robert D. Tollison, 2012, “Regulators and Redskins,” Public Choice, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1349360.
[27] Ellig, Jerry and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2011, “The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis in 2008,” Risk Analysis, doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01715.x.
[28] Ellig, Jerry and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2011, “Does OIRA Review Improve the Quality of Regulatory Impact Analysis? Evidence from the Final Year of the Bush II Administration,” Administrative Law Review.
[29] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2011, “Something in the Water? Testing for Groundwater Quality Information in the Housing Market,” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1395008.
[30] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2010, “Ignoring Implementation Costs of the Clean Air Act: A Costly Mistake,” Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1395753.
[31] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2010, “The Consequences of Midnight Regulations and Other Surges in Regulatory Activity,” Public Choice, doi:10.1007/s11127-010-9635-4.
[32] Coffey, Bentley and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2009, “Do Masculine Names Help Female Lawyers Become Judges? Evidence from South Carolina,” American Law and Economics Review, doi:10.1093/aler/ahp008.
[33] Baier, Scott, Jeffrey Bergstrand, Peter Egger, and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2008, “Do Economic Integration Agreements Actually Work? Issues in Understanding the Causes and Consequences of the Growth in Regionalism,” The World Economy, doi:10.1111/j.1467-9701.2008.01092.x.
[34] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Journal Article in Nature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications).”
[35] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “On the Design of a Regulatory System (Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis).”

Books & Book Chapters (5)

[1] Patrick A. McLaughlin and Oliver Sherouse, 2016, “The FRASE Index: The Impact of Federal Regulation on the 50 States,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.2939260.
[2] Patrick A. McLaughlin and Robert W. Greene, 2012, “Quantifying and Projecting Dodd-Frank's Restrictions,” Dodd-Frank: What It Does and Why It's Flawed.
[3] Hester Peirce, James Broughel, Robert Greene, Patrick A. McLaughlin, J. W. Verret, Lawrence J. White, 2012, “Dodd-Frank: What It Does and Why It's Flawed,”, doi:10.13021/mars/2927.
[4] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2008, “Globalization in the 21st Century: How Interconnected is the World?,” Mercatus Center, doi:10.35217/0048-026-103-014.
[5] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Scott Baier, and Jeffrey Bergstrand, 2008, “Regional and Inter-regional Trade Agreements: Examining Their Role for the Middle East,” Globalization in the 21st Century: How Interconnected is the World?.

Working Papers (85)

[1] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Unsnarling the Red Tape: Computational Infrastructure for Regulatory Systems (arXiv preprint).”
[2] Bentley Coffey, Patrick A. McLaughlin, Pietro F. Peretto, 2026, “Data Transport, AI, and Growth,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.6996321.
[3] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Dustin Chambers, 2026, “Leveraging AI to Identify Small Business Regulations at the Federal, State, and Local Levels,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.6996880.
[4] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Unsnarling the Red Tape,” Computing Research Association (CRA).
[5] Christos Makridis, Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2026, “Regulatory Stringency and Industry Performance: Evidence from RegData U.S. 6.0,”, doi:10.2139/ssrn.6304218.
[6] Coffey, Bentley and McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Peretto, Pietro F, 2026, “Transportation, Innovation, and Growth,”, doi:10.2139/ssrn.6444398.
[7] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Regulation and the Cost of Moving Goods.”
[8] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “When Does AI-Use Disclosure Improve Research Assurance?,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.7447225.
[9] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Dariel Rozinsky, 2026, “When Regulatory Metrics Disagree: A Multi-Layer Audit of Regulatory Output in the First Year of the Second Trump Administration,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.7479222.
[10] McLaughlin, Patrick A, Wong, John TH, 2025, “The Causal Effect of Regulations on Economic Growth: Evidence From the US States,”, doi:10.2139/ssrn.5191651.
[11] Christos Makridis, Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2024, “How State Occupational Licenses Affect Jobs and Salaries,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4735997.
[12] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “Regulation and Poverty,” Mercatus Center.
[13] Samuel Kofi Ampaabeng, Patrick A. McLaughlin, Dustin Chambers, 2022, “RegAuthorities: The Regulations Authorities Database, A Dataset,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4224870.
[14] Bentley Coffey, Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2021, “Regulation and Economic Growth: Evidence from British Columbia' s Experiment in Regulatory Budgeting,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3868527.
[15] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2021, “Policy Analytics Symposium,” Mercatus Center.
[16] Bentley Coffey, William Hauk, Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2021, “Raising the Cost of Doing Business in Lower Income Countries: Trade Agreements with Stringent Multilateral Environmental Regulations,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3806762.
[17] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Tyler Richards, 2020, “Small Business Recovery after Covid-19,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3595311.
[18] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Matthew D. Mitchell, Adam D. Thierer, 2020, “A Fresh Start: How to Address Regulations Suspended During the Coronavirus Crisis,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3593010.
[19] McLaughlin, Patrick, Mitchell, Matthew D, Thierer, Adam, 2020, “A Regulatory Fresh Start.”
[20] McLaughlin, Patrick, Febrizio, Mark, Sherouse, Oliver, King, Scott, 2020, “The Dodd-Frank Act? Bigger May Not Be Better: Why Large Acts Can Cause Deterioration in the Quality of Regulations,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[21] Broughel, James, McLaughlin, Patrick, others, 2020, “Quantifying regulation in US states with state regdata 2.0.”
[22] Ampaabeng, Kofi, Broughel, James, McLaughlin, Patrick, Nelson, Jonathan, 2020, “A Policymaker's Guide to State RegData 2.0,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[23] McLaughlin, Patrick, Richards, Tyler, others, 2020, “A State-Level Approach to Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Small Businesses.”
[24] McLaughlin, Patrick, Mitchell, Matt, Thierer, Adam, 2020, “How to Create a Fresh Start Initiative in Your State: A Step-by-Step Guide,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[25] Mitchell, Matt, Thierer, Adam, McLaughlin, Patrick, 2020, “COVID-19 Shows Why America Needs Regulatory Reform: A "Fresh Start" Is How to Get It,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[26] Laura Montgomery, Patrick A. McLaughlin, Tyler Richards, Mark Febrizio, 2019, “Performance Standards vs. Design Standards: Facilitating a Shift toward Best Practices,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3420320.
[27] McLaughlin, Patrick, others, 2019, “RegData Canada: A Data-Driven Approach to Regulatory Reform,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[28] McLaughlin, Patrick, Potts, Jason, 2019, “RegData Australia: Taking an Inventory of Australian Regulations,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[29] Montgomery, Laura, McLaughlin, Patrick, 2019, “Best Practices in Crafting Regulations: How to Realize the Advantages of Performance over Design Standards,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[30] Febrizio, Mark, McLaughlin, Patrick, others, 2019, “Mapping Regulatory Restrictions in US States.”
[31] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Tyler Richards, 2019, “Regulatory Review Commission + Regulatory Budget = a Diet for Better, More Effective Regulations,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3697461.
[32] McLaughlin, Patrick, Jones, Laura, others, 2019, “A Snapshot of Regulatory Restrictions in the Great Lakes Region.”
[33] McLaughlin, Patrick, Currie, Robin, 2018, “Regulation's Unintended Consequences Can Hurt Everyone? the Poor Most of All,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[34] Broughel, James, McLaughlin, Patrick, others, 2018, “Principles for Constructing a State Economic Analysis Unit.”
[35] Mitchell, Matt, McLaughlin, Patrick, Philpot, Anne, Winter, Tammy, 2018, “The State of Occupational Licensure in North Carolina,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[36] McLaughlin, Patrick, Febrizio, Mark, Nelson, Jonathan, 2018, “Comparing Regulations across US States,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[37] Chambers, Dustin, McLaughlin, Patrick, others, 2018, “Picking on the Little Guy: How Regulatory Rulemaking Harms Small Businesses and Hurts the Poor.”
[38] McLaughlin, Patrick, Mitchell, Matt, Philpot, Anne, Winter, Tammy, others, 2018, “The State of Occupational Licensure in Nevada.”
[39] McLaughlin, Patrick, others, 2018, “Regulatory Data on Trump's First Year.”
[40] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, Nelson, Jonathan, others, 2018, “FRASE State Spotlight: Kentucky.”
[41] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, Strosko, Stephen, 2018, “FRASE State Template,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[42] McLaughlin, Patrick, 2018, “RegPulse,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[43] McLaughlin, Patrick, others, 2018, “RegData Federal Live Tracker.”
[44] Chambers, Dustin, McLaughlin, Patrick, Stanley, Laura, others, 2018, “Hitting the Poorest Hardest: How Federal Regulation Is Associated with Higher Poverty Rates in the States.”
[45] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, 2017, “The Impossibility of Comprehending, or Even Reading, All Federal Regulations,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[46] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Jerry Ellig, 2017, “Comprehensive Regulatory Reform,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3256391.
[47] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2017, “The President's Constitutional Power to Order Cost-Benefit Analysis ,” Mercatus Center.
[48] McLaughlin, Patrick, 2017, “The Unbearable Weight of the IRS,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[49] McLaughlin, Patrick, Mitchell, Matt, Philpot, Anne, 2017, “The effects of occupational licensure on competition, consumers, and the workforce,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[50] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, others, 2017, “Did Deregulation Cause the Financial Crisis? An Update Using RegData 3.0.”
[51] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, 2017, “Dodd-frank is one of the biggest regulatory events ever,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[52] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, others, 2017, “Regulatory Accumulation since 1970.”
[53] McLaughlin, Patrick, Konieczny, Catherine, 2017, “Ideas for Regulatory Review at the US Department of Transportation,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[54] McLaughlin, Patrick, 2017, “Regulatory Accumulation: The Problem and Solutions,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[55] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, others, 2017, “Regulatory Accumulation in the Financial Sector.”
[56] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Laura Stanley, 2016, “Regulation and Income Inequality: The Regressive Effects of Entry Regulations,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.2869155.
[57] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, 2016, “Are Regulations Created as Responses to New Technology? A Simple Test Using RegData,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[58] McLaughlin, Patrick, 2016, “What If the US Regulatory Burden Were Its Own Country?,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
[59] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, others, 2016, “Employee and Restriction Count Outlier Regulatory Agencies.”
[60] McLaughlin, Patrick, others, 2016, “Public Interest Comment on Train Crew Staffing Rule.”
[61] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, others, 2016, “The High Correlation between Agency Employment and Agency Regulations.”
[62] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, 2015, “The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act May Be the Biggest Law Ever,” The Mercatus Center at George Mason University, July.
[63] McLaughlin, Patrick A, Mitchell, Matthew, Stratmann, Thomas, 2015, “Does Regulation Enhance or Inhibit Turnover of Firms by Industry?.”
[64] Fichtner, Jason, McLaughlin, Patrick A, 2015, “Legislative impact accounting: rethinking how to account for policies' economic costs in the federal budget process,” Mercatus Working Paper, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3191365.
[65] Al-Ubaydli, Omar, McLaughlin, Patrick, 2014, “A new way to measure industry-level regulation.”
[66] McLaughlin, Patrick, 2014, “Congressional Action Needed to Deal with Regulatory Accumulation.”
[67] McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Wiliams, Richard A, 2014, “The Consequences of Regulatory Accumulation and a Proposed Solution,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.2403602.
[68] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “On Objective Risk | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[69] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “RegData | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[70] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2013, “Judicial Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[71] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2013, “Regulatory Benefits: Examining Agency Justification For New ,” Mercatus Center.
[72] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2013, “Reforming Regulatory Analysis, Review, and Oversight: A Guide for ,” Mercatus Center.
[73] Omar Al‐Ubaydli, Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2012, “The Industry-Specific Regulatory Constraint Database (IRCD): A Numerical Database on Industry-Specific Regulations for All U.S. Industries and Federal Regulations, 1997-2010,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.2099814.
[74] Ellig, Jerry, McLaughlin, Patrick, Morrall, John, 2012, “Regulating at Midnight.”
[75] Ellig, Jerry, McLaughlin, Patrick, 2012, “Trickle-down Regulatory Impact Analysis.”
[76] Ellig, Jerry, McLaughlin, Patrick, 2012, “A New Measure of the Quality of Regulatory Analysis.”
[77] McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Ellig, Jerry, 2010, “Does Haste Make Waste in Regulatory Analysis?,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1646743.
[78] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2010, “21st Century Regulation: Discovering Better Solutions to Enduring ,” Mercatus Center.
[79] McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Coffey, Bentley, 2010, “Trade Flow Consequences of the European Union's Regionalization of Environmental Regulations,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1413834.
[80] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Bentley Coffey, 2009, “Doing My Part to Save the Global Commons? Environmental Awareness and Voluntary Fuel Economization in Gasoline Markets,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1368933.
[81] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2009, “Empirical Tests for Midnight Regulations and Their Effect on OIRA Review Time,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1340733.
[82] McLaughlin, Patrick A, Coffey, Bentley, 2009, “Individuals trying to “Do their Part” to Save the Global Commons?.”
[83] Bentley Coffey, Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2009, “From Lawyer to Judge: Advancement, Sex, and Name-Calling,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1348280.
[84] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Regulatory Cost Calculator - Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[85] COFFEY, BENTLEY, HAUK JR, WILLIAM R, MCLAUGHLIN, PATRICK A, n.d., “The Tradeoffs of Membership in Multilateral Regulatory Regimes: Open Access to a Common Market versus Regionalized Regulation,” CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WESTERN HEMISPHERIC TRADE.

White Papers & Policy Briefs (121)

[1] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Jamie Dimon and the 3 percent growth target,” Third Order (Substack).
[2] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “State regulation, jobs, and wages,” Third Order (Substack).
[3] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “The NFL Has a Rule for That,” Third Order (Substack).
[4] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “The Fifty-State Tollbooth Problem for AI,” Third Order (Substack).
[5] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Arizona Rep. Schweikert Convenes Hoover Experts To Explore Use Of Regulatory Sandboxes,” Hoover Daily Report.
[6] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Empty pews and thicker rulebooks,” Third Order (Substack).
[7] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “The infrastructure bill’s hidden tax,” Third Order (Substack).
[8] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Computing can help fix red tape—but it shouldn’t write the rules,” Third Order (Substack).
[9] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Vinay Chaudhri, 2026, “Computing Can Help Fix Red Tape, But It Shouldn't Write the Rules,” Communications of the ACM.
[10] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Regulations as Infrastructure,” Third Order (Substack).
[11] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Unsnarling the Red Tape: Computational Infrastructure for Regulatory Systems,” Computing Research Association.
[12] Anita McGahan, Hong Luo, Kevin Chandra, Colleen Cunningham, Michael Park, Shirley Tang, Yiying Zhu, Sharon Belenzon, 2026, “Safety, Scrutiny, and Substitution: Innovation Under Transparency and Liability,” Academy of Management Proceedings, doi:10.5465/amproc.2026.14413symposium.
[13] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “The Railway Safety Act Targets the Wrong Margin,” Third Order (Substack).
[14] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “South Carolina Regulatory Reform Report (Clemson Hayek Center).”
[15] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Kentucky’s path to prosperity: three reforms to boost economic freedom,” Bluegrass Institute.
[16] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “The Freedom Frequency,” Third Order (Substack).
[17] McLaughlin, Patrick A. and Bull, Reeve T, 2026, “The Virginia Model: How The Commonwealth Built A Best-In-Class Regulatory System,” Hoover Institution (State and Local Governance Initiative).
[18] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Continuing Kentucky Tax Reform Efforts,” Bluegrass Institute.
[19] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Gorsuch, Tariffs, and the Delegation Ledger,” Third Order (Substack).
[20] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “OECD's New Research: Time for a Regulatory Reset,” Third Order (Substack).
[21] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Regulatory Reform in Kentucky: An Opportunity for Greater Economic Growth,” Bluegrass Institute.
[22] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Housing Reform Is a Management Problem,” Third Order (Substack).
[23] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Regulatory Reform 101 for County and Municipal Policymakers,” Third Order (Substack).
[24] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Regulatory Reform in West Virginia: Unlocking More Economic Growth,” cardinalinstitute.com.
[25] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Why Is Safer Rail Tech Still Waiting for a Green Light?,” Third Order (Substack).
[26] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “The Nondelegation Project,” Third Order (Substack).
[27] Patrick A. McLaughlin and J. Mitchell Scacchi, 2025, “Navigating the Web of Agency Authority with AI,” Yale Journal on Regulation.
[28] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Early Data on the Deregulatory Push in Washington,” Third Order (Substack).
[29] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “The Four Pillars of Regulatory Reform,” Third Order (Substack).
[30] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “From My Op-Ed in National Review: Why Congress Should Create a Regulatory Budget,” Third Order (Substack).
[31] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “WILL Calls for “Red Tape Reset” In New Report Examining Wisconsin’s Regulatory Environment,” Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty.
[32] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Hill hails lawsuit against Jones Act, Matson intervenes to try and stop it,” www.grassrootinstitute.org.
[33] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “The DOGE House,” Hoover Digest.
[34] Jessica Rapson, Patrick A. McLaughlin, Meng Weng Wong, Jason Morris, Richard Pope, Matti Schneider, Tejas Sinha, Vitor Tomaz, 2025, “Rules as Code for a More Transparent and Efficient Global Economy,” Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), doi:10.5281/zenodo.21969272.
[35] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Think7 Policy Brief: Rules as Code for a More Transparent and Efficient Global Economy.”
[36] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “On the Quality of Regulatory Analysis (Third Order Substack),” Third Order (Substack).
[37] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “The Household Effects of Regulatory Accumulation,” Third Order (Substack).
[38] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Regulation, Regulatory Reform, and the Economy,” Third Order (Substack).
[39] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “Second Best Regulatory Reform Options,” Third Order (Substack).
[40] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “Georgia is home to more than 111,000 government regulations,” www.georgiapolicy.org.
[41] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “Chevron Deference Is Dead,” Third Order (Substack).
[42] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “Federal Regulatory Budgeting Would Boost Economic Growth | Third Order,” Third Order (Substack).
[43] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “Regulatory Reform Options After Loper Bright | Discourse,” Discourse.
[44] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “The Economic Situation, March 2024,” Mercatus Policy Brief.
[45] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “A Tale of Two Regulatory States | Third Order,” Third Order (Substack).
[46] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “Streamlining Governance: Bold Ideas for Efficiency and Deregulation,” Mercatus Center.
[47] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “California's Regulatory Landscape | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[48] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “Snapshots of State Regulations | 2024 Edition - Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[49] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Win-win Regulatory Reform | Third Order’s “British Columbia's Red Tape Reduction Miracle”,” Third Order’s “British Columbia's Red Tape Reduction Miracle”.
[50] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “British Columbia's Red Tape Reduction Miracle,” Third Order (Substack).
[51] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Solving Third Order Problems,” Third Order (Substack).
[52] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Ohio Games Its Own New Limits on Regulation | Third Order,” Third Order (Substack).
[53] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “The Paradox of Regulation: Economic Growth in a Regulated Economy,” Third Order (Substack).
[54] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Virginia's Approach to Reducing Regulatory Burden,” Third Order (Substack).
[55] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “More Recent Regulations That Have No Benefit | Third Order,” Third Order (Substack).
[56] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Thousands of Regulations Are Behind Paywalls | Third Order,” Third Order (Substack).
[57] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Decoding Judicial Deference | Third Order,” Third Order (Substack).
[58] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Occupational Licensing Reform Can Help Ease Workplace Shortages | Third Order,” Third Order (Substack).
[59] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Putting The Horse Before The Cart,” Third Order (Substack).
[60] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “The Puzzle of the Regulatory Process | Third Order,” Third Order (Substack).
[61] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Beware the Surge: "Midnight Regulations",” Mercatus Center.
[62] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Patrick McLaughlin on the Canada RegData Project (Artificial Intelligence Insights Into Regulations Showcase, October 2018),” Mercatus Center.
[63] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “The High Correlation Between Agency Budgets ... - Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[64] McLaughlin, Patrick A, Ellig, Jerry, 2023, “Regulatory System Design: Some Solutions to the Delegation Problem,” Mercatus Special Study.
[65] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “The Economic Situation, March 2023,” Mercatus Policy Brief.
[66] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Introducing RegData 2.0: A New Way of Measuring the Size and Scope of Federal Regulation,” Mercatus Center.
[67] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Counting the Code: How Many Criminal Laws Has Congress Created?,” Mercatus Policy Brief.
[68] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Dr. Bruce Yandle's December 2023 Economic Situation Report,” Mercatus Center.
[69] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Dr. Bruce Yandle's June 2023 Economic Situation Report,” Mercatus Center.
[70] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “The Unintended Consequences of the FRA's Minimum Train Crew Size Rule,” Mercatus Public Interest Comment.
[71] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “The Economic Situation, December 2022,” Mercatus Policy Brief.
[72] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “What's Next for Regulations?,” Mercatus on Policy.
[73] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “Measuring Regulatory Accumulation in the US States,” Mercatus Expert Commentary.
[74] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “Today's Challenges Can Bring Better Regulation Tomorrow | RealClearPolicy,” RealClearPolicy.
[75] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “Improving the Regulatory Process through Regulatory Budgeting,” Mercatus Center.
[76] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Improving the Regulatory Process through Regulatory Budgeting,” Mercatus Policy Brief.
[77] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “Mandated Reciprocal Switching May Cause More Railroad Worker Accidents and Casualties,” Mercatus Public Interest Comment.
[78] Canaparo, GianCarlo, McLaughlin, Patrick A, Palagashvili, Liya, 2022, “Count the code: Quantifying federalization of criminal statutes,” The Heritage Foundation Special Report.
[79] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “Dr. Bruce Yandle's December 2022 Economic Situation Report,” Mercatus Center.
[80] Patrick A. McLaughlin, Casey B. Mulligan, 2020, “Three Myths about Federal Regulation,” National Bureau of Economic Research, doi:10.3386/w27233.
[81] Bentley Coffey, Patrick A. McLaughlin, Pietro F. Peretto, 2020, “Online Appendix to "The Cumulative Cost of Regulations",” Online Appendices.
[82] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2019, “RegData Canada: A Snapshot of Regulatory Restrictions in Canada’s Provinces,” Mercatus on Policy.
[83] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2019, “The Economic Situation, September 2019,” Mercatus on Policy.
[84] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2019, “Regulatory Accumulation in the Manufacturing Sector,” Mercatus on Policy.
[85] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2019, “‘Handyman exemption’ increase overdue,” www.grassrootinstitute.org.
[86] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2019, “RegData Canada: An Overview,” Mercatus on Policy.
[87] Chambers, Dustin, Thomas, Diana, McLaughlin, P, Waldron, Kathryn, 2019, “The Effect of Regulation on Low-Income Households,” Policy Brief Mercatus Center, George Mason University.
[88] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2018, “Regulatory accumulation and its costs: An overview,” Mercatus Center.
[89] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2018, “How Regulatory Overload Can Make Americans Less Safe,” Mercatus Center.
[90] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2018, “Regulation 360: Why We Must Reform Our Regulatory System (and How to Do It),” Mercatus Center.
[91] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2016, “Against Regulatory Complexity | RealClearPolicy.”
[92] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2016, “Why Federal Regulation Hits Red States Harder | RealClearPolicy.”
[93] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2016, “The McLaughlin-Sherouse List: The 10 Most-Regulated Industries of 2014,” Mercatus Center.
[94] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2016, “The Impact of Federal Regulation on Nevada,” Mercatus Center.
[95] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “Mercatus Scholars on Barriers to Entry and Occupational Licensing,” Mercatus Center.
[96] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “Measuring the Content, Not Just the Number, of Executive Orders ,” Mercatus Center.
[97] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “The Code of Federal Regulations: The Ultimate Longread,” Mercatus Center.
[98] Al-Ubaydli, Omar, McLaughlin, Patrick, 2014, “Why We Need to Measure Regulation,” Regul. Rev. Depth.
[99] McLaughlin, Patrick, Greene, Robert, 2014, “The unintended consequences of federal regulatory accumulation,” Mercatus Center Policy Briefing, May.
[100] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “Did Deregulation Cause the Financial Crisis? Examining a Common ,” Mercatus Center.
[101] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES - Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[102] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2013, “Inching—or Sliding—Towards Charter Universities: What Price "Freedom"?,” Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy, doi:10.58188/1941-8043.1293.
[103] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2013, “Measuring the Dodd-Frank Act (and Other Major Acts) with RegData ,” Mercatus Center.
[104] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2011, “The Human Factor in Rulemaking.”
[105] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2009, “Free Market Energy Experts Doubt Effectiveness of Obama’s Green Jobs Policies,” www.pacificresearch.org.
[106] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2008, “Why Americans Won’t Tolerate Overseas ‘Models’,” www.pacificresearch.org.
[107] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2008, “Midnight Regulation: Decisions in the Dark? - Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[108] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2008, “Three essays on environmental economics and international trade,” Clemson University.
[109] McLaughlin, Patrick, Brito, Jerry, 2008, “OIRA at Midnight,” Regulation.
[110] Nhm Wilson, Patrick A. McLaughlin, 1991, “UNOFFICIAL HISTORY OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRAINING: ISSUES FOR RECONSIDERATION (APPENDIX A-1: A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION),” Transportation research circular.
[111] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Regulatory Reform in Texas: Opportunity for Greater Economic Growth.”
[112] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “The Economic Situation, March 2019.”
[113] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “A Response to “New Closed Shop: The Economic and Structural ,” Mercatus Center.
[114] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “The Impact of Federal Regulation on Wyoming | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[115] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Beware the Surge of Midnight Regulations | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[116] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Food, Drug, and ,” Mercatus Center.
[117] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Why We Need Regulatory Reform in Two Charts.”
[118] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Event Videos | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[119] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Economic and Policy Tools for Reducing the Debt-to-GDP Ratio,” Mercatus Center.
[120] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Are the Costs of Government on “Autopilot”? - Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[121] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Patrick A. McLaughlin,” patrickamclaughlin.com.

Datasets & Software (7)

[1] Ampaabeng, Samuel Kofi, McLaughlin, Patrick A, Powers, Thurston, 2022, “Census of regulatory restrictions,” Mercatus Center Research Paper.
[2] McLaughlin, Patrick, Sherouse, Oliver, others, 2019, “QuantGov: An Overview,” George Mason University, Mercatus Center Working Papers.
[3] McLaughlin, Patrick A, Sherouse, Oliver, Potts, Jason, 2019, “RegData: Australia,” Mercatus Research Paper, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3420352.
[4] McLaughlin, Patrick A, Sherouse, Oliver, 2018, “Regdata us 3.1 annual (dataset),” QuantGov, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA.
[5] McLaughlin, Patrick A, Sherouse, Oliver, Francis, Daniel, Gasvoda, Michael, Nelson, Jonathan, Strosko, Stephen, Richards, Tyler, 2017, “RegData US 4.1 User’s Guide,” SSRN Electronic Journal, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3044802.
[6] McLaughlin, Patrick A, Sherouse, Oliver, 2017, “QuantGov—A policy analytics platform,” QuantGov Work. Pap.
[7] McLaughlin, Patrick A; various co-authors, n.d., “State RegData; various versions,” Dataset.

Op-Eds (41)

[1] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “A Pro-Growth Lesson From British Columbia,” The Wall Street Journal.
[2] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Op-Ed: Looking To Increase Your State’s Employment? Reduce Regulation,” The Centre Square.
[3] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Empty Pews, Regulatory Zoos And Populist Views,” Miami Herald.
[4] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “America’s New Infrastructure Bill Has A Hidden Tax On Everything You Buy,” Washington Examiner.
[5] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “How The Railway Safety Act Could Make Railroads Less Safe,” The Daily Economy.
[6] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Capturing The Administrative State, Word By Word,” Freedom Frequency.
[7] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “South Carolina Can Modernize Regulation And Grow Faster,” The Post and Courier.
[8] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Modest reform to KY regulation could mean big business gains,” Courier Journal.
[9] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Public safety needs follow-through, not symbolism,” Washington Examiner.
[10] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Stephen Miran Is Right About This Big Fed Blindspot,” Barron's.
[11] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “WI Legislature's Authority Over Rule-Making Must Be Restored,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
[12] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Why Housing Reforms Struggle to Deliver on Their Central Promise,” The Washington Post.
[13] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “The AI Bull Case for the Republic,” Fortune.
[14] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “The Unholy Alliance Keeping Safer Tech Off the Rails,” DC Journal.
[15] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Deregulation: Clearing the Way to a Better Economy,” National Review.
[16] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “There's Hope for Pruning Federal Regulations,” Los Angeles Times.
[17] Christos A. Makridis and Patrick A. McLaughlin, 2025, “Occupational Licensing Stifles Economic Growth And Labor Market Equity,” San Diego Union Tribune.
[18] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Texas Needs Regulatory Reform (Dallas Morning News).”
[19] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Don’t Bet Against the Department of Government Efficiency on Deregulation,” The Hill.
[20] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Roll Over, Hammurabi: Federal Regulations Are Hidden behind Paywalls,” nationalreview.com.
[21] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2020, “Keep Cutting Those Regulations,” nationalreview.com.
[22] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2020, “Trump is Using COVID-19 in the War Against the Regulatory State,” RealClearPolicy.
[23] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2019, “Ranking the States by Regulation,” nationalreview.com.
[24] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2019, “Five-letter words and legal language,” The Hill.
[25] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2019, “Lessons about government from the NFL,” The Hill.
[26] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2016, “States can cut their own red tape, but are stuck with feds’,” The Hill.
[27] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2016, “Federal railroad agency way off-track in approach to safety | The Hill,” The Hill.
[28] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “The delegate-and-forget-about-it doctrine and government’s fourth branch,” The Hill.
[29] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “Bold Regulatory Reform Is Necessary for Economic Growth,” nationalreview.com.
[30] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “'Health-health' analysis in policy decisions | TheHill,” The Hill.
[31] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “‘Regulatory appendicitis’ and the dangers of vestigial regulations | The Hill,” The Hill.
[32] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “Why we should demand regulatory reform | TheHill,” The Hill.
[33] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “Regulatory accumulation hinders productivity growth,” The Hill.
[34] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “A solution to the old rules vs. new tech problem | TheHill,” The Hill.
[35] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “Debating the Independent Retrospective Review of Regulations | The Regulatory Review.”
[36] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “Independent arbiters needed for regulatory accumulation problem | The Hill,” The Hill.
[37] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2014, “Dodd-Frank is Hurting Community Banks | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[38] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2011, “Systematic Study Shows Improvement in SEC Economic Analysis,” Mercatus Center.
[39] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Deregulation and DOGE: Op-ed in The Hill.”
[40] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Get the 'F' out of the FDA | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus.
[41] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “A Disruptive Innovation Like Uber Is Not 'Spontaneous Deregulation',” Mercatus Center.

Media Appearances (22)

[1] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Regulations: The Secret Tax Holding America Back.”
[2] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Boston Globe Interview: Modernizing Archaic Laws,” The Boston Globe.
[3] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Hidden Regulatory Taxes with Dr. Patrick (Let People Prosper Show).”
[4] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “Gray Matters: Patrick McLaughlin on PLF’s Nondelegation Project,” The Ricochet Superfeed.
[5] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Patrick A. McLaughlin: Eliminating Regulatory Burdens,” Newt's World.
[6] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Episode 889: Eliminating Regulatory Burdens,” Newt's World.
[7] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Federal Newswire Weekend Interview on Measuring Regulation and AI in Reg Reform.”
[8] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Patrick A. McLaughlin On The Lunch Hour With Federal Newswire,” The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire.
[9] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2024, “Hard Data on States That Impose Big Regulatory Burdens,” Cato Podcast.
[10] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Cataloging the Myriad Ways You Can Land in Jail,” Cato Daily Podcast.
[11] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Dr. Bruce Yandle's September 2023 Economic Situation Report,” Mercatus Policy Download.
[12] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Government Rules Behind a Paywall with Patrick McLaughlin | CEI’s “Free the Economy”,” CEI’s “Free the Economy”.
[13] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Regulatory Bootcamp: PANEL III: Reform – The Path Forward,” Mercatus Center.
[14] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2023, “Dr. Bruce Yandle's March 2023 Economic Situation Report,” Mercatus Policy Download.
[15] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2022, “Dr. Bruce Yandle's September 2022 Economic Situation Report,” Mercatus Policy Download.
[16] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2021, “Discussing government regulation on Wall Street Journal Opinion,” youtube.
[17] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2018, “RegData Work Nominated for 2018 Templeton Freedom Award,” Mercatus Policy Download.
[18] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2018, “Here's to Win-Win Regulatory Reform!,” Mercatus Policy Download.
[19] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2017, “A Quarterly Update from Dr. Bruce Yandle | Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[20] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2016, “Discussing federal regulations and state economies on C-SPAN's Washington Journal,” c-span.
[21] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2015, “Regulatory Bootcamp: Wrap-Up Roundtable - Mercatus Center,” Mercatus Center.
[22] McLaughlin, Patrick A., n.d., “Visualizing the Growth of Federal Regulation Since 1950,” Mercatus Center.

Conference Presentation (2)

[1] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “SIEPR Workshop on Budget Analysis and Public Policy – Patrick McLaughlin Presentation.”
[2] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2010, “First for Repairs, Then for Damages: Environmental Liability and Environmental Stewardship in Railroad Stock Prices,” Proceedings of the ASME Joint Rail Conference, doi:10.1115/jrc2010-36212.

Speech (1)

[1] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2026, “THRED Talks at SAMCEDA's 73rd Annual Meeting.”

Stakeholder Meeting (1)

[1] McLaughlin, Patrick A., 2025, “Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency and Reform — April Update from Danielle Caskey (TX Reg Reform).”

Invited Talks, Panels & Presentations (14)

2026 Conference on Budget Analysis and Public Policy (SIEPR/CBO)
2026 Regulations as Infrastructure – THRED Talks Presentation
2026 Regulations as Infrastructure – THRED Talks Presentation (SAMCEDA)
2026 Regulating Transportation Networks (Hoover Institution virtual panel — organizer and panelist)
2026 Regulatory Crosswinds: Can the US and EU Stay Aligned? — presentation, GW Regulatory Studies Center
2026 THRED Talks at SAMCEDA's 73rd Annual Meeting
2026 JMI Tech Conference Panel
2026 Small Business Administration Webinar on Policy/Regulatory Interventions Targeting the Wrong Margin
2026 Computational Law as a Blueprint for AI Reasoning (CodeX FutureLaw 2026, Stanford Law School — panelist)
2026 Ridiculous Regs and How to Stop Them – Solutions Summit Panel
2025 ALEC Regulatory Reform Academy (Billings, Montana)
2025 SIEPR Workshop on Budget Analysis and Public Policy – Patrick McLaughlin Presentation
2025 Invited Talk at Heritage on Economics of Regulation/Deregulation
2010 Environmental Liability and Stewardship in Railroad Stock Prices

Congressional & Legislative Testimony (26)

2026 Regulatory Reform in Louisiana: An Opportunity for Greater Economic Growth. Patrick McLaughlin testified before the Louisiana House Special Committee on Regulatory Reform, presenting research on the economic costs of Louisiana's regulatory accumulation and recommending reform models based on examples from Virginia, Idaho, and British Columbia. The testimony drew on peer-reviewed work quantifying how regulatory growth slows GDP and harms households, and previewed findings from an upcoming Pelican Institute report modeling the economic gains from reducing Louisiana's regulatory stock by 10–40 percent.
2025 Regulatory Reform in Wisconsin: An Opportunity for Greater Economic Growth. Testimony before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs and the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency.
2025 Barriers to Supply Chain Modernization and Factory Productivity Enhancements. Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee.
2025 The Relationship Between Regulation and Productivity. Testimony before the United States Joint Economic Committee.
2025 Barriers To Supply Chain Modernization And Factor Productivity Enhancements. Testimony before the United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee.
2025 Response to Questions for the Record from Rep. Scott Fitzgerald. Patrick McLaughlin submitted written responses to Questions for the Record from Representative Scott Fitzgerald following a House Judiciary Committee hearing on February 11, 2025. This represents formal congressional testimony follow-up, demonstrating policy engagement with federal legislators on regulatory issues.
2025 The Economics of Deregulation. Testimony before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust.
2025 Testimony to the Oklahoma Legislature on Administrative Rules and Regulatory Reform (2025 Interim Study). Testified on administrative rules and regulatory reform
2024 Testimony on Oklahoma's Administrative Rules Process (Interim Study). Testimony before the Oklahoma Legislature, Senate Administrative Rules Committee interim study (Sen. Micheal Bergstrom / Rep. Gerrid Kendrix).
2024 Overreach: An Examination of Federal Statutory and Regulatory Crimes. Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives.
2024 Quantifying Overcriminalization in Federal Law. Testimony before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance.
2023 Regulatory Reform and Cutting the Red Tape in Pennsylvania.
2023 Virginia's Approach to Reducing Regulatory Burden as a Model for Pennsylvania. Testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee.
2018 The Regressive Effects of Federal Regulation and a Roadmap for Reform.
2016 Regulatory Budgeting as a Solution to the Accumulation of Regulatory Errors. Testimony before the United States House Committee on the Budget.
2016 Regulations Contribute to Poverty. Testimony before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law.
2015 Regulatory Reform Can Amount to a Progressive Tax Refund, If Done Right. Testimony before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law.
2014 Hearing on the "Searching for and Cutting Regulations that Are Unnecessarily Burdensome (Scrub) Act of 2014". Testimony before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law.
2014 The Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014. Testimony before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law.
2013 On the Human Costs of the US Regulatory System: Should Congress Pressure Agencies to Make Rules Faster?. Testimony before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights, and Agency Action.
2013 Justice Delayed: The Human Cost of Regulatory Paralysis. Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate.
2013 What Information Could Help in Analyzing Regulation? Is There a Problem to be Fixed?. Testimony before the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House State Government Committee.
2011 Reinvigorating, Strengthening, and Extending OIRA's Powers.
2009 The H-2b Guestworker Program and Improving the Department of Labor's Enforcement of the Rights of Guestworkers. Testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.
2009 The Economics of Mandating Benefits for H-2B Guest Workers. Testimony before the United States House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy.
n.d. Reining In The Administrative State: Regulatory And Administrative Law Reform.
Generated by TrackImpact on 2026-10-12 — this CV updates itself as new works, appearances, and recognitions are discovered or forwarded.