Regulation and Income Inequality: The Regressive Effects of Entry Regulations

Patrick McLaughlin and Laura Stanley
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No 5145, Working Papers from George Mason University, Mercatus Center

Abstract: We examine the relationship between entry regulations and income inequality. Entry regulations increase the cost of legally starting a business relative to the alternatives—working for someone else, entering illegally, or exiting the labor force. We hypot

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Date: 2016-01-20
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