We investigate whether regulatory growth disproportionately burdens small businesses relative to large businesses. Using panel data from RegData 3.0 and exploiting variation across industries over time, we empirically estimate the relationship between regulatory growth and growth in the number...

We introduce a new dataset that reveals the relationship between laws passed by the US Congress and regulations issued by federal regulatory agencies. This dataset, which we call the Regulatory Authorities Dataset (RegAuthorities), elucidates the scope of statutes as they manifest themselves as...