For more than a century, the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas have been fervent rivals in college sports. We will have to wait another three months until they play each other again in basketball and another year for the football rivalry to renew once more.
In the meantime, both Kansas and Missouri have proven themselves worthy competitors in another sphere — making it easier for citizens of each state to get a job and begin climbing the economic ladder of opportunity.
In a recent joint publication for the Archbridge Institute and Knee Regulatory Research Center that I co-authored with Noah Trudeau and Sebastian Anastasi, we rank states based on the number of occupations that they license.
Continue reading at The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Edward Timmons, PhD, is Vice President of Policy at the Archbridge Institute. He leads the institute's economic policy strategy, identifying focus areas and disseminating work to key stakeholders and policymakers. His own research focuses on labor economics and regulatory policy; he is regularly asked to provide expert testimony to U.S. states on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. Dr. Timmons received his Ph.D. in economics from Lehigh University and his B.A. in economics and actuarial science from Lebanon Valley College. He publishes a weekly newsletter on Substack with the latest research and policy insights surrounding occupational licensing.
Economics of Flourishing
For more than a century, the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas have been fervent rivals in college sports. We will have to wait another three months until they play each other again in basketball and another year for the football rivalry to renew once more.
In the meantime, both Kansas and Missouri have proven themselves worthy competitors in another sphere — making it easier for citizens of each state to get a job and begin climbing the economic ladder of opportunity.
In a recent joint publication for the Archbridge Institute and Knee Regulatory Research Center that I co-authored with Noah Trudeau and Sebastian Anastasi, we rank states based on the number of occupations that they license.
Continue reading at The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Edward Timmons
Edward Timmons, PhD, is Vice President of Policy at the Archbridge Institute. He leads the institute's economic policy strategy, identifying focus areas and disseminating work to key stakeholders and policymakers. His own research focuses on labor economics and regulatory policy; he is regularly asked to provide expert testimony to U.S. states on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. Dr. Timmons received his Ph.D. in economics from Lehigh University and his B.A. in economics and actuarial science from Lebanon Valley College. He publishes a weekly newsletter on Substack with the latest research and policy insights surrounding occupational licensing.
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