Economist Writing Every Day

Released this April, but I just heard about it today. Researchers did the painstaking work of going through all 50 states to determine which steps must be taken in each state before new regulations can take effect. For instance, it turns out half of states require economic analysis for new regulations, and half don’t. The paper is here: https://www.mercatus.org/publications/regulation/50-state-review-regulatory-procedures