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Journal article · 2022-04-01 · Journal of Regulatory Economics

Regulation, Entrepreneurship, and Firm Size

Chambers, Dustin, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Tyler Richards
read original ↗ DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3169332

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Regulation, Entrepreneurship, and Firm Size | Mercatus Center
ore than it burdens larger ones? What are the cumulative effects of regulation on businesses of various sizes? What effect does such regulation have on employment, especially for lower-income Americans? Dustin Chambers, Patrick A. McLaughlin, and Tyler Richards set out to answer these questions in “Regulation, Entrepreneurship, and Firm Size.” They use the regulatory database RegData to empiricall…
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