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Occupational licensing reduces economic opportunity in Tennessee | Opinion
Macy Scheck, Ron Shultis and Daniel J. Smith Macy Scheck is a Ph.D. research fellow with the Political Economy Research Institute. Ron Shultis is the Director of Policy and Research at the Beacon Center of Tennessee. Daniel J. Smith is the director of the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University and professor of economics at the Jones College of Business. The stated purpose of occupational licensing is to protect consumers.
Occupational licensing reduces economic opportunity in Tennessee | Opinion
Macy Scheck, Ron Shultis and Daniel J. Smith Macy Scheck is a Ph.D. research fellow with the Political Economy Research Institute. Ron Shultis is the Director of Policy and Research at the Beacon Center of Tennessee. Daniel J. Smith is the director of the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University and professor of economics at the Jones College of Business. The stated purpose of occupational licensing is to protect consumers.
Occupational licensing reduces economic opportunity in Tennessee | Opinion
Macy Scheck is a Ph.D. research fellow with the Political Economy Research Institute. Ron Shultis is the Director of Policy and Research at the Beacon Center of Tennessee. Daniel J. Smith is the director of the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University and professor of economics at the Jones College of Business. The stated purpose of occupational licensing is to protect consumers.
Occupational licensing reduces economic opportunity in Tennessee | Opinion
Macy Scheck, Ron Shultis and Daniel J. Smith Macy Scheck is a Ph.D. research fellow with the Political Economy Research Institute. Ron Shultis is the Director of Policy and Research at the Beacon Center of Tennessee. Daniel J. Smith is the director of the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University and professor of economics at the Jones College of Business. The stated purpose of occupational licensing is to protect consumers.
Op-Ed: Costs of occupational licensing fall heaviest on vulnerable Tennesseans
When professions utilize occupational licensing to impose unnecessarily burdensome requirements and fees to deny entry to a profession, occupational choice and economic opportunity are drastically limited in the Volunteer State. Sadly, these costs fall the hardest on the most vulnerable populations. The evidence shows occupational licensing makes it harder to obtain certain jobs, especially for minority and low-income residents.
Why Tennessee must reform Certificate-of-Need regulations to improve health care market | Opinion
Macy Scheck and Daniel J. Smith Macy Scheck is a Ph.D. research fellow with the Political Economy Research Institute. Daniel J. Smith is the director of the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University and professor of economics at the Jones College of Business. Despite reforming our Certificate-of-Need (CON) laws twice in the last decade, these unnecessary regulatory burdens in Tennessee continue to raise the cost of our healthcare and reduce its access and quality.
Tennessee’s alcohol taxes fall heaviest on the poor
Macy Scheck and Daniel J. Smith Macy Scheck is a research analyst with the Political Economy Research Institute. Daniel J. Smith is the director of the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University and an associate professor of economics at the Jones College of Business. Tennessee might call itself the Volunteer State, but there is nothing voluntary about its unreasonably high alcohol taxes.
Tennessee’s alcohol taxes fall heaviest on the poor
Macy Scheck and Daniel J. Smith Macy Scheck is a research analyst with the Political Economy Research Institute. Daniel J. Smith is the director of the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University and an associate professor of economics at the Jones College of Business. Tennessee might call itself the Volunteer State, but there is nothing voluntary about its unreasonably high alcohol taxes.
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