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Untangling Hair Braider Deregulation in Virginia: A Case Study Approach

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  • Timmons, Edward
  • Konieczny, Catherine

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In this paper, we estimate the effects of removing the license requirement for hair braiding in Virginia in 2012. Using County Business Patterns and Nonemployer Statistics data from 2004 through 2014, we examine Virginia border county pairs to compare bea

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  • Timmons, Edward & Konieczny, Catherine, 2017. "Untangling Hair Braider Deregulation in Virginia: A Case Study Approach," Working Papers 07422, George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
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    1. Dick M. Carpenter & Lisa Knepper & Kyle Sweetland & Jennifer McDonald, 2018. "The Continuing Burden of Occupational Licensing in the United States," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(3), pages 380-405, October.

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