Peer Reviewed Publications
“Is Reform Contagious?: The Diffusion of Universal Recognition Reforms.” 2024. Journal of Economics and Finance. Forthcoming.
“How Do Licensing Boards Provide Oversight?: A
Case Study in Idaho.” With Alex Adams and Edward Timmons. 2024. Economic Affairs. Forthcoming.
“Military spouse licensing: a case study of registered
nurses near military bases.” With Shishir Shakya and Alicia Plemmons. Journal of Regulatory Economics. Vol. 66: 135-156.
“Knee Center Licensing Database Annual Snapshot: 2023.” With Edward Timmons, Ethan Kelley, and Troy Carneal. 2024. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. Vol 13 (2): 182-199.
“Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Full Practice Authority, Provider Supply, and Health Outcomes: A Border Analysis.” With Kihwan Bae, Shishir Shakya, and Edward Timmons. 2024. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice. Vol 25 (1): 6-13
“The Nurse Licensure Compact’s Effect on Telemedicine Usage.” With Protik Nandy. 2023. Journal of Patient Experience Vol 10 (1).
“Estimating the Effect of Dialysis Staffing Ratios on Mortality and Availability of Care for Hemodialysis Patients.” With Edward Timmons, and Allan Jacob. 2023. Hemodialysis International.
“Nurse Licensure Compact and Mobility.” With Shishir Shakya and Sriparna Ghosh. 2022. Journal of Labor Research. Vol 43 (2): 260-274.
“Potential Licensing Reforms in Light of COVID-19.” With Edward Timmons. 2021. Health Policy OPEN. Vol 3.
”Estimating the Effect of the New York State Nurse Practitioners Modernization Act on Care Received by Medicaid Patients.” With Edward Timmons, Grant Martsolf, and Lusine Poghosyan. 2021. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice. Vol 22 (3): 212-220.
”Licensing Massage Therapists in the Name of Crime: the Case of Harper v Lindsay.” With Darwyyn Deyo, Blake Hoarty, and Edward Timmons. 2021. The Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. Vol 10 (1): 1-14.
”Learning from The Financial Crisis: What Can Basel II Teach Us About How Basel III Will Fare?” With Maxwell Benzel. 2020. Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting. Vol 58 (3): 77-106.
“Estimating the effect of New Jersey’s 2005 Administrative Nurse Mandate on Mortality and Hospitalizations for Medicare Hemodialysis Patients.” with Michael Schemenaur, Edward Timmons, and Allan Jacob. 2020. Seminars in Dialysis. Vol 33 (5): 1– 8.
”Restoring Vision to Consumers and Competition to the Marketplace: Analyzing the Effects of Required Prescription Release.” 2020. With Edward Timmons. Journal of Regulatory Economics. Vol. 57: 1–19.
Works in Progress
“Public Interest or Policy Diffusion: Analyzing the Effects of Massage Therapist Municipal Licensing” with Darwyyn Deyo, Shishir Shakya, Kofi Ampaabeng, and Edward Timmons.
“For Better or Worse: Licensing Reform for Military Spouses.” With Alicia Plemmons, Sriparna Ghosh, and Edward Timmons.
“The Effect of Occupational Licensing on Income Inequality.” With Kihwan Bae and Edward Timmons.
“Special Interest Group Theory & CON Laws: Evidence from Lobby Expenditures.” With Agnitra Roy Choudhury and Sriparna Ghosh.
“Direct Democracy with Teeth: The Political Economy of Washington Initiative 678.”
“The Spatial Diffusion of Massage Therapy Municipal Licensing Ordinances.” With Darwyyn Deyo.
Working Papers
“Military Spouse Licensing: A Case Study of Registered Nurses within Military Bases Proximity” With Shishir Shakya and Alicia Plemmons. 2024. Working Papers 24-09, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
“Public Interest or Policy Diffusion: Analyzing the Effects of Massage Therapist Municipal Licensing.” With Kofi Ampaabeng, Darwyyn Deyo, and Edward Timmons. 2022. West Virginia University Working Paper Series.
“Priced out of the Market: Barriers to Competition in the Real Estate Market.” 2021. A Framework for Occupational Licensing in Utah Symposium.
”Man vs. Machine: A Novel Evaluation of Data Analytics Using Occupational Licensing as a Case Study.” With Edward Timmons. 2021. Mercatus Center Working Paper.
”State Immigration Restrictions and Crime: Examining Arizona’s SB 1070.” 2020. Center for Growth and Opportunity Working Paper.
“Estimating the Effect of New Jersey’s 2005 Administrative-Nurse Mandate on Mortality and Availability of Care for Hemodialysis Patients.” With Edward Timmons and Michael Schemenaur. 2020. Center for Growth and Opportunity Working Paper.
“Restoring Vision to Consumers and Competition to the Marketplace.” With Edward Timmons. 2018. Mercatus Center Working Paper.
“CLIA Waiver Pharmacy Growth.” With Edward Timmons. 2016. Mercatus Center Working Paper.
Policy Papers
“Licensing Reform in Alaska.” With Edward Timmons and Noah Trudeau. The Archbridge Institute Policy Brief. February 2024.
“Assessing Scope of Practice for Marriage/Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers in the US.” With Michael Thom. Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation Policy Brief. September 2023.
“The High Cost of Licensing Mental Health Occupations.” With Michael Thom. Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation Policy Brief. August 2023.
“Tangled up in Licensing: The Case of Eyebrow Threading.” Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation Policy Brief. February 2023.
“Licensing Should Not Be Bigger in Texas: A Roadmap for Licensing Reform.” With Rod Bordelon, Vance Ginn, and Edward Timmons. Texas Public Policy Foundation Report. January 2023.
“Nurse Practitioners and the Quality of Care.” Empower Mississippi Report. January 2023.
“Maryland’s Health Care Lesson for Pennsylvania: How Full Practice Authority Can Increase Access and Improve Outcomes.” With Kihwan Bae, Shishir Shakya, and Edward Timmons. Commonwealth Foundation Policy Brief. December 2022.
“How Does Universal Recognition Effect Licensed Industries? Evidence from the Hairstyling Industry.” With Michael Thom. Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation. Policy Brief. August 2022.
“Does Continuing Education Improve the Quality of Services? Evidence from Illinois Real Estate Agents.” With Bobby Chung. Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation. Policy Brief. March 2022.
”Who Watches the Watchmen? An Examination of Oversight of Licensing Boards in West Virginia: Part One.” With Edward Timmons and Noah Trudeau. The Cardinal Institute Policy Brief. January 2022.
”Better Jobs Mississippi: Smart Regulation of Occupations.” With Russ Latino and Edward Timmons. Empower Mississippi. Policy Report. January 2022.
”When The Entrepreneurs Go Marching Out: How Licensing Holds Back the Pelican State.” With Edward Timmons. The Pelican Institute and The Archbridge Institute Policy + Insights. November 2021.
”Not-So Sweet Home Alabama: How Licensing Holds Back The Yellowhammer State.” With Edward Timmons. The Archbridge Institute Policy + Insights. March 2021.
“How to Reform Occupational Licensing.” With Edward Timmons and Josh Smith. The Center for Growth and Opportunity Policy Paper. December 2020.
”A Snapshot of Occupational Licensing Regulation in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic States.” With Edward Timmons and Kofi Ampaabeng. Mercatus Center Policy Brief August 2020.
“A Primer on Emergency Occupational Licensing Reforms for Combating COVID-19.” With Ethan Bayne and Edward Timmons. Mercatus Center Policy Brief Special Edition. March 2020.
“Field of Broken Dreams: How Licensing Limits Opportunity in the Hawkeye State.” With Edward Timmons. The Archbridge Institute Policy + Insights. February 2020.
“Barriers to Work in the Mountain State: A Closer Look at Occupational Licensing in West Virginia.” With Edward Timmons and Emily Vargo. The Cardinal Institute Policy Brief. September 2019.
“Nominal GDP Targeting: A Path to End Fiscal Stimulus.” Mercatus Center Graduate Policy Essay. August 2019.
On Bank Size and Bank Asset Holdings.” With Stephen Matteo Miller and Joe Brunk. The Bridge Expert Commentary. June 2019.
“A Mountain of Regulation?: Assessing Barriers to Work in West Virginia.” With Edward Timmons and Emily Vargo. The Cardinal Institute Report. February 2019.
“Deserting Workers? Barriers to Work in New Mexico.” With Edward Timmons. The Archbridge Institute Policy + Insights. February 2019.
“Private Certification as an Alternative to Occupational Licensing.” With Moiz Bhai. Mercatus Center Policy Brief. May 2018.
Media Appearances
Regulatory Reform Week: Occupational Licensing. Cardinal Institute
Unleash Mississippi: Work that Matters. Empower Mississippi Panel
Can South Park Teach Us About Public Policy? Catalyst Livestream
Free-Market Alternatives to Government Permission Slips. Heartland Institute Podcast
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