Naughton, Keith; Schmid, Celeste; Yackee, Susan Webb; … - In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 28 (2009) 2, pp. 258-277
We provide the first empirical assessment of commenter influence during the rule development stage of administrative rulemaking. We argue that public com-menters play a critical agenda-setting role during rule development. To test this proposition, we analyze data from 36 Department of...