You have a regulatory dispute when North Carolina’s hog farmers want to use their less costly manure lagoons while neighbors, objecting to the smells, want legal limits.…
Restroom Access and Power
Formally or informally, through laws or architecture, limiting restroom access to women, transgender people and men creates externalities and powerlessness.…
You’ll Need a License for That
With the Supreme Court deciding if North Carolina’s dentists can exclusively whiten teeth, the pros and cons of occupational licenses are being debated.…
The New Economics of Marriage
When North Carolina’s voters rejected same sex marriage, they were not thinking economically. Traditionally, marriage has been about specialization. With the husband in the labor force and the w…