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Industry Size and Regulation: Evidence from US States

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  • McLaughlin, Patrick
  • Law, Marc

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  • McLaughlin, Patrick & Law, Marc, 2021. "Industry Size and Regulation: Evidence from US States," Working Papers 11423, George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
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    JEL classification:

    • K20 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - General
    • K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
    • L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General
    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

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