Mercatus Scholars Quantify Surge in Regulatory Restrictions after Dodd-Frank Act

A study conducted by Mercatus Scholars Patrick McLaughlin and Oliver Sherouse documented the overall size and breadth of the Dodd-Frank Act and determined that it "may be the biggest law ever."

Citing research gathered by the online interactive tool RegData, the study found that the Dodd-Frank Act is associated with more than five times as many new restrictions as any other law passed since January 2009, for a total of nearly 28,000 new restrictions. RegData also showed that more regulatory restrictions were added to Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulation from 2010 to 2014 than were contained in the entire Title 12 in 1980.

See: "The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act May Be the Biggest Law Ever," by Patrick McLaughlin and Oliver Sherouse.