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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2010

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The First Thing We Do, Let's Deregulate All The Lawyers, Clifford Winston Apr 2010

The First Thing We Do, Let's Deregulate All The Lawyers, Clifford Winston

Brookings Scholar Lecture Series

This presentation will discuss lawyers as an influential interest group on the formation of public policy and as a recipient of large economic rents. Cliff will argue that deregulating entry into the legal profession will reduce lawyers' rents and their incentive to support inefficient policies.