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“In this policy brief, we compare the overall stringency of occupational licensing regulations for select states in the Midwest and mid-Atlantic states. This direct comparison allows us to identify states within a region whose level of occupational licensing regulation makes them outliers and states that should serve as a model for reform.”
A Snapshot of Occupational Licensing Regulation in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic States
Written By: Stephen Strosko
August 8, 2020
“After controlling for the impact of other variables, Chambers and O’Reilly discovered that a 10% increase in the incidence of federal regulation is associated with a 0.5% increase in income inequality. In a similar study employing the FRASE index, Dustin Chambers, Patrick McLaughlin, and Laura Stanley investigated the relationship between federal regulation and poverty rates across states. ”
