As 2024 begins, a lot of eyes will be on Washington , and understandably so, given that it is a critical election year. Like many Americans, I am pessimistic about the future of the Oval Office, Congress, and the circus that is our nation’s capital.
But hope should not be lost. At the state level, there is reason for excitement in 2024.
Let’s begin with Georgia, where the Atlanta metropolitan statistical area is booming and rapidly approaching 6 million residents. Employers will need skilled workers, so it is important that outdated regulations do not present barriers to growth for the region.
Continue reading at The Washington Times.
Edward Timmons, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and a service associate professor of economics and director of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at the John Chambers School of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He is regularly asked to provide expert testimony in state legislatures across the US on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. His work is heavily cited by the popular press, and he has authored numerous articles for media publications.
Economics of Flourishing
As 2024 begins, a lot of eyes will be on Washington , and understandably so, given that it is a critical election year. Like many Americans, I am pessimistic about the future of the Oval Office, Congress, and the circus that is our nation’s capital.
But hope should not be lost. At the state level, there is reason for excitement in 2024.
Let’s begin with Georgia, where the Atlanta metropolitan statistical area is booming and rapidly approaching 6 million residents. Employers will need skilled workers, so it is important that outdated regulations do not present barriers to growth for the region.
Continue reading at The Washington Times.
Edward Timmons
Edward Timmons, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and a service associate professor of economics and director of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at the John Chambers School of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He is regularly asked to provide expert testimony in state legislatures across the US on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. His work is heavily cited by the popular press, and he has authored numerous articles for media publications.
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