Salim Furth

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Salim Furth, Ph.D., researches and explains how public policy affects economic growth as a research fellow in macroeconomics at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis. Read his research.

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    How Licensing Laws Protect Special Interests at the Expense of Everyone Else

    Timothy Kilcullen | Salim Furth
    New data compiled by the Institute for Justice shows just how far states have overreached in regulating professions. The report, “License to Work,” shows that 1 in 4 jobs are now restricted by licensing requirements, and that these onerous rules generally do nothing to improve service or protect people. Licensing requirements began as a way…
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    Starting a New Business Shouldn’t Be This Hard

     Timothy Kilcullen | Salim Furth
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    Will American Workers Get to Help Rebuild Puerto Rico?

     Salim Furth
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    Trump Can Aid the Irma Relief Effort by Issuing Special Waiver

     Salim Furth
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    How Trump Can Keep the Economy at 3% Growth

     Salim Furth
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    This Key Reform Must Be Central to Any New Tax Plan

     Salim Furth | Adam Michel
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    9 Key Takeaways From Trump’s First Budget

     Justin Bogie | Salim Furth | Adam Michel
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    Defend Workers by Making Unions More Democratic

     Nicholas Poché | Salim Furth
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    Los Angeles Voters Right to Reject Anti-Housing Ballot Measure

     Salim Furth
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    Who Is the ‘Forgotten Man’? A Historical Look

     Salim Furth
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    Your Chicken Sandwich Costs More With a $15 Minimum Wage

     Nicholas Poché | Salim Furth
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    How Regulatory Reform Boosts the Economy

     Michael Arango | Salim Furth
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    How to Optimize Taxation to Meet Redistributive Goals

     Salim Furth
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    Obama Fair Housing Rules Open Door to Unintended Consequences

     Salim Furth
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    Back Again: This Time Obama Administration Wants a Taxpayer Bailout for Puerto Rico

     Rachel Greszler | Salim Furth
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    Finish What Reagan Started—End CON Laws

     Salim Furth | Reece Brown
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