The Impact of Federal Regulation on the 50 States

The federal regulation and state enterprise (“FRASE”) index ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia according to how federal regulations affect each state's economy. Over the past 80 years, the federal government has increasingly relied on regulations as its primary legal output. Although federal regulation applies in the same way in all states, each state's economy includes a unique mix of industries. As a result, federal policies that target specific sectors of the economy will affect states in different ways