This Week in Occupational Licensing, August 19th
News & Commentary In a policy brief from the Mercatus Center, Philip E. Auerswald and Justin Leventhal examine how shifting healthcare provision from hospitals to retail clinics, the home, or [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, August 18th
News & Commentary In an article in the New York Times, Jeanna Smialek and Alan Rappeport discuss how, as Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen will have influential input during [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, August 17th
News and Commentary Writing for The Washington Post, Professor Robin Feldman discusses how the oft-cited justification for the patent system as a way for drug companies to help compensate for [...]
This Week in Land Use Regulation, August 6th
In a piece for Greater Greater Washington, Wyatt Gordon discusses how to bring “missing middle” housing development to Virginia by reforming zoning regulations and allowing for mixed-use and multifamily buildings. [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing Regulation, August 5th
News and Commentary In a press release, the office of Utah Governor Spencer Cox announces the Governor’s proposal to implement a “Systemic Licensure Review Process.” The Governor argues that “frequent [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, August 5th
News and Commentary In an episode of the Macro Musings podcast, host David Beckworth talks with Mercatus’ Larry White on stablecoins, money market funds, and the history of free banking. [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, August 4th
Rent Check I took a deeper dive into the Biden executive order on competition looking at the intellectual property-specific provisions of the EO. There's a lot to like, and the [...]
The U.S. Has Much to Gain from More Doctors
Americans face distinct challenges in accessing affordable health care. A good chunk of the blame lies with public policy, which has historically not only failed to invest in health care’s [...]
This Week in Land Use Regulation, July 30th
News and Commentary In an episode of The Ezra Klein Show, Klein talks with Vox’s Jerusalem Demsas on US housing policy. In the episode they discuss topics such as transportation [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing Regulation, July 30th
News and Commentary In an article in Mondaq, Victoria L. Ferrise and Jacob Davis cover the introduction of licensing requirements for Ohio hospitals. In an article for the American Action [...]