Mercatus Center
How Louisiana’s Occupational Licensing Requirements Reduce Opportunity and Prosperity
The burden of attaining an occupational license makes it harder for job seekers to enter the workplace. [...]
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Report Finds Louisiana’s Fiscal Health “Below Average”
Louisiana’s fiscal health ranks 33rd best among the states and Puerto Rico, according to a 2016 report by [...]
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Commentary: Mercatus Pension Study Demonstrates Advantages Of Defined Contribution System
'A defined contribution system is one no longer supported by taxpayers, but, rather by the responsible [...]
Read moreLouisiana the Most Over-Governed State in the South
A sophisticated analysis of freedom across state lines finds Louisiana the least free of the former [...]
Read moreCommentary: Where Are All the Jobs?
Kate Martin, of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, examines why unemployment has remained so [...]
Read moreNew Study: Stimulus Spending No Cure for Louisiana’s Unemployment
U.S. unemployment marches on as Mercatus Center finds no relationship between stimulus spending and [...]
Read morePanel Warns the States on Forthcoming Crisis
Situation is dire, but options are available By Daniel M. Rothschild A panel of leading academic experts [...]
Read moreState Budget Crises: Where to Go from Here
Spending beyond inflation and population growth accounts for budget gaps By Daniel M. Rothschild It [...]
Read moreGovernment Boost to Small Business Could do More Harm than Good
Mercatus scholar warns that discrimination over business size lacks economic justification By Daniel M. [...]
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