RegData: A numerical database on industry‐specific regulations for all United States industries and federal regulations, 1997–2012

We introduce RegData, formerly known as the Industry‐specific Regulatory Constraint Database. RegData annually quantifies federal regulations by industry and regulatory agency for all federal regulations from 1997–2012. The quantification of regulations at the industry level for all industries is wi...

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Published inRegulation & governance Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 109 - 123
Main Authors Al‐Ubaydli, Omar, McLaughlin, Patrick A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Evanston Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2017
Subjects
Classification
Deregulation
Effects
industry
RegData
Regulation
regulatory accumulation
Regulatory agencies
Variables
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Summary:We introduce RegData, formerly known as the Industry‐specific Regulatory Constraint Database. RegData annually quantifies federal regulations by industry and regulatory agency for all federal regulations from 1997–2012. The quantification of regulations at the industry level for all industries is without precedent. RegData measures regulation for industries at the two, three, and four‐digit levels of the North American Industry Classification System. We created this database using text analysis to count binding constraints in the wording of regulations, as codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, and to measure the applicability of regulatory text to different industries. We validate our measures of regulation by examining known episodes of regulatory growth and deregulation, as well as by comparing our measures to an existing, cross‐sectional measure of regulation. Researchers can use this database to study the determinants of industry regulations and to study regulations’ effects on a massive array of dependent variables, both across industries and time.
ISSN:1748-5983
1748-5991
DOI:10.1111/rego.12107