Discussion Groups provide an in-depth discussion of a topic by a small group of invited discussants selected in advance by the Annual Meeting Program Committee. In addition to the invited discussants, additional discussants were selected through a Call for Participation. There will be limited seating for audience members to observe the discussion groups on a first-come, first-served basis.
A January 2017 federal
executive order uses budgeting powers to constrict agencies and the regulatory
process by requiring the elimination of two existing regulations for each new
regulation adopted. The order also mandates that “the total incremental cost of
all new regulations, including repealed regulations, to be finalized this year
shall be no greater than zero.” In the wake of this executive order and related
federal guidance restructuring federal regulatory processes, a discussion about
changes in the business regulatory environment—including an assessment of the
consequences, good and bad, of regulatory reform affecting businesses—seems
both timely and important. This discussion group answers that call for dialogue
by focusing in on issues relating to federal rule making and regulatory reform.
The session is organized and designed to encourage the exchange of diverse viewpoints,
identify possible common ground, foster new perspectives, and articulate
emerging issues for exploration in future scholarly works.