Edward Timmons

West Virginia University - Department of Economics

Morgantown, WV 26506

United States

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Scholarly Papers (34)

1.

A Primer on Emergency Occupational Licensing Reforms for Combating COVID-19

Mercatus Special Edition Policy Brief
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 27 Mar 2020
Ethan Bayne, Conor Norris and Edward Timmons
Independent, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 397 (149,213)
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coronavirus; COVID-19; pandemic; healthcare; health policy; hospitals; state policy; medicine, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, optician, physician, telemedicine, health insurance, certificate of need, health data

Healthcare License Turf Wars: The Effects of Expanded Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Scope of Practice on Medicaid Patient Access

Mercatus Working Paper, 2016
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 29 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2017
Edward Timmons
West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 184 (323,900)
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occupational licensing, Medicaid, scope of practice

Healthcare License Turf Wars: The Effects of Expanded Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Scope of Practice on Medicaid Patient Access

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Edward Timmons
West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 129 (437,170)
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More Battles among Licensed Occupations: Estimating the Effects of Scope of Practice and Direct Access on the Chiropractic, Physical Therapist, and Physician Labor Market

Mercatus Research, September 28, 2016
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Sep 2016
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, Emory University and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Public Policy
Downloads 149 (389,357)

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Occupational Licensing, Scope of Practice

More Battles Among Licensed Occupations: Estimating the Effects of Scope of Practice and Direct Access on the Chiropractic, Physical Therapist, and Physician Labor Market

MERCATUS RESEARCH
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
West Virginia University - Department of Economics, Emory University and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Public Policy
Downloads 68 (670,758)
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The Effects of Dental Hygienist Autonomy on Dental Care Utilization

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Jul 2020
Jie Chen, Chad D. Meyerhoefer and Edward Timmons
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Lehigh University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 189 (316,857)
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Occupational Licensing, Scope of Practice, Autonomy, Dental Hygienist, Dental Care Utilization, Dental Expenditure, Preventive Care

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Seeing is Believing: The Effects of Optometrist Scope of Practice Expansion

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Sep 2023
Kihwan Bae, Edward Timmons and Protik Nandy
West Virginia University, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and University of Minnesota
Downloads 171 (346,395)

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scope of practice, optometry, vision impairment, earnings

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Licensure or License?: Prospects for Occupational Deregulation

Labor Law Journal, Vol. 68(1), p. 46-578, 2017
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 Mar 2017
Robert J. Thornton, Edward Timmons and Dante DeAntonio
Lehigh University - College of Business, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Lehigh University
Downloads 162 (362,857)
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Occupational Licensing

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The De-licensing of Occupations in the United States: A Shifting Trend?

Labor Law Journal
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Jun 2021
Robert J. Thornton, Edward Timmons and Ilya Kukaev
Lehigh University - College of Business, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and West Virginia University
Downloads 153 (380,558)
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occupational licensing

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Now You Can Take It with You: Effects of Occupational Credential Recognition on Labor Market Outcomes

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 Mar 2023
Kihwan Bae and Edward Timmons
West Virginia University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 133 (425,527)

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occupational licensing, migration, occupational credential

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The De-Licensing of Occupations in the United States

Monthly Labor Review, May, 2015
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 May 2015
Robert J. Thornton and Edward Timmons
Lehigh University - College of Business and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 119 (466,441)

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occupational licensing

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The Pharmacist Will See You Now: Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority and Access to Care in Idaho

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 13 Dec 2022
Appalachian State University, West Virginia University, West Virginia University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 114 (478,736)

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HB191, Idaho, pharmacist, prescriptive authority, access to care

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The Effects of Growth in Occupational Licensing on Intergenerational Mobility

Brian J Meehan and Edward Timmons and Andrew Meehan and Ilya Kukaev, (2019) ''The effects of growth in occupational licensing on intergenerational mobility'', Economics Bulletin, Vol. 39 No. 2 p.A143.
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 Jun 2019
Brian Meehan, Edward Timmons, andrew meehan and Ilya Kukaev
Berry College - Campbell School of Business, West Virginia University - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and West Virginia University
Downloads 94 (547,765)

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occupational licensing, economic mobility, income inequality

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Advancement of Research on Nurse Practitioners (Arnp): Setting a Research Agenda

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 May 2023
Columbia University, Columbia University, Columbia University, Columbia University, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Boston College, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, University of Texas at Dallas - Southwestern Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Columbia University, Villanova University, Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), West Virginia University - Department of Economics, Columbia University and University of Pittsburgh
Downloads 89 (566,765)

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nursing research, nurse practitioners, nursing workforce, primary care

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Full Practice Authority, Provider Supply, and Health Outcomes: A Border Analysis

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Nov 2023
Kihwan Bae, Conor Norris, Edward Timmons and Shishir Shakya
West Virginia University, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation, West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Appalachian State University
Downloads 85 (582,835)
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Primary Health Care, Nurse Practitioner, Health Policy Analysis

Untangling Hair Braider Deregulation in Virginia: A Case Study Approach

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Edward Timmons and Catherine Konieczny
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and George Mason University
Downloads 46 (806,519)

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Untangling Hair Braider Deregulation in Virginia: A Case Study Approach

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Apr 2018
Edward Timmons and Catherine Konieczny
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and George Mason University
Downloads 35 (895,162)
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occupational licensing, hairbraiding, cosmetology, deregulation, economic opportunity

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Bringing the Effects of Occupational Licensing into Focus: Optician Licensing in the United States

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Feb 2015
Edward Timmons and Anna Mills
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and George Mason University
Downloads 71 (644,835)
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occupational licensing

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Certifiably Employable?: Occupational Regulation and Unemployment Duration

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 28 May 2024
Ilya Kukaev and Edward Timmons
West Virginia University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 66 (669,395)

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Unemployment duration, occupational regulation, search, occupational licensing, certification

17.

Clia Waiver Pharmacy Growth: How Does Broadening Scope of Practice Affect the Pharmacist Labor Market?

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Edward Timmons and Conor Norris
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Downloads 64 (679,629)

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Is Police Officer Training Serving Its Intended Purpose?

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 24 Sep 2020
Alicia Plemmons, Alexis Schumacher and Edward Timmons
West Virginia University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 61 (695,516)

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occupational licensing, criminal justice

19.

Resolving Roadblocks to Activating Additional Physicians

Mercatus Special Edition Policy Brief
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 08 May 2020
Edward Timmons and Peter Wei
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Independent
Downloads 54 (735,365)

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Medicare, healthcare, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, public health, economics, quarantine, economy, economic crisis

20.

Man vs. Machine: A Novel Evaluation of Data Analytics Using Occupational Licensing as a Case Study

Mercatus Working Paper Series
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Mar 2021
Conor Norris and Edward Timmons
Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 53 (741,430)

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complexity of law, data collection, occupational licensing, RegData

21.

Public Interest or Policy Diffusion: Analyzing the Effects of Massage Therapist Municipal Licensing

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 16 Oct 2022
San Jose State University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 51 (754,001)

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economics of crime, occupational licensing, policing

Restoring Vision to Consumers and Competition to the Marketplace: Analyzing the Effects of Required Prescription Release

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Apr 2018
Edward Timmons and Conor Norris
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation
Downloads 50 (777,975)
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occupational licensing, lock-in, healthcare, optometry

Restoring Vision to Consumers and Competition to the Marketplace: Analyzing the Effects of Required Prescription Release

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Edward Timmons and Conor Norris
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation

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Occupational Regulation in Russia

Labor Law Journal, 2020
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Jul 2020
West Virginia University, Lehigh University - College of Business, affiliation not provided to SSRN and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 48 (773,377)
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occupational licensing

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On Borrowed Time: How Occupational Licensing Affects Student Loan Debt

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 30 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2021
Kihwan Bae and Edward Timmons
West Virginia University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 44 (801,250)

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occupational licensing, student loan debt

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What the US and EU can Learn from China’s Occupational Licensing Reform

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 02 Aug 2021
Tingting Zhang, Mengjing Lyu and Edward Timmons
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - School of Labor & Employment Relations and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 42 (815,587)

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occupational licensing, comparative economics

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Restoring Vision to Consumers and Competition to the Marketplace: Analyzing the Effects of the 2004 FCLCA

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 28 Apr 2017
Conor Norris and Edward Timmons
Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 38 (846,333)

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occupational licensing, FCLCA, eyewear

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Strengthening Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses: A Case Study Approach

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 27 Jun 2024
Alex Adams and Edward Timmons
Independent and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 33 (888,019)

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occupational licensing, universal recognition, pharmacists, policy evaulation

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Economic Values, Support of Labor Unions, and Salience of Occupational Licensing in the European Union

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 18 Jan 2024
Andres Marroquin and Edward Timmons
Mercer University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 32 (896,727)

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occupational licensing, unionization, market vaues, European Union

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Estimating the Effect of New Jersey’s 2005 Administrative-Nurse Mandate on Mortality and Availability of Care for Hemodialysis Patients

The Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University Working Paper No. 2020.001
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 03 Feb 2020
Michael Schemenaur, Conor Norris and Edward Timmons
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 30 (914,838)

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dialysis, synthetic control

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Is Occupational Licensing a Barrier to Self-Employment?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 Jul 2024
Ilya Kukaev and Edward Timmons
West Virginia University and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 26 (952,730)

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occupational licensing, self-employment, entrepreneurship, barrier to entry, unemployment

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Anti-Maintenance of Certification Laws and Older Physician Supply

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 03 Apr 2024
Appalachian State University, University of Memphis, American University of Antigua and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 24 (972,744)

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Anti-Maintenance of certification, Physicians, Healthcare access

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Minding the Gap: Exploring Challenges in the US Manufacturing Workforce

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 11 Nov 2024
Kihwan Bae, Conor Norris and Edward Timmons
West Virginia University, Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation and West Virginia University - Department of Economics
Downloads 7 (1,164,929)

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The Effects of Licensing on the Wages of Radiologic Technologists

Journal of Labor Research Vol. 29, No. 4, 2008
Posted: 05 Aug 2012
Edward Timmons and Robert J. Thornton
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Lehigh University - College of Business

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Licensing One of the World's Oldest Professions: Massage

Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 371-388, 2013
Posted: 04 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2013
Edward Timmons and Robert J. Thornton
West Virginia University - Department of Economics and Lehigh University - College of Business

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