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
    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

  • Will American Workers Get to Help Rebuild Puerto Rico?
    Salim Furth

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

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

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

  • 9 Key Takeaways From Trump’s First Budget
    Justin Bogie

  • Defend Workers by Making Unions More Democratic
    Nicholas Poché

  • Los Angeles Voters Right to Reject Anti-Housing Ballot Measure
    Salim Furth

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

  • Your Chicken Sandwich Costs More With a $15 Minimum Wage
    Nicholas Poché

  • How Regulatory Reform Boosts the Economy
    Michael Arango

  • How to Optimize Taxation to Meet Redistributive Goals
    Salim Furth

  • Obama Fair Housing Rules Open Door to Unintended Consequences
    Salim Furth

  • Back Again: This Time Obama Administration Wants a Taxpayer Bailout for Puerto Rico
    Rachel Greszler

  • Finish What Reagan Started—End CON Laws
    Salim Furth
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