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Jon Hartley

Jon Hartley is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the UT-Austin School of Civic Leadership, a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a Research Fellow at the UT-Austin Civitas Institute, a Regulatory Policy Fellow at the Archbridge Institute, and an Affiliated Scholar at the Mercatus Center. His research interests include macroeconomics, finance, and labor economics. Jon earned his Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.
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Occupational Licensing Is Everywhere: Regulating Jobs Across Nations

Jon Hartley
In recent research, Johnathan S. Hartley and Morris K. Kleiner find that occupational licensing is globally pervasive among both developed and developing nations. However, higher national licensing rates are associated with lower GDP per capita, larger informal sectors, and weaker governance scores.

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