The Demand for Healthcare Regulation: The Effect of Political Spending on Occupational Licensing Laws

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 297-316

  McMichael, Benjamin J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85019261553     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/soej.12211     Document Type: Article

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