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John Chambers College of Business and Economics
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REGULATORY FRONTIERS

Topics researched within regulatory frontiers include:

  • Regulatory Accumulation
  • Immigration and Occupational Licensure
  • Criminal Justice Reform
  • Social Mobility

research (selected works)

1. Deyo, D., & Plemmons, A. (2025). Free to work: Measuring workforce outcomes after Illinois' criminal records reforms. Economics Letters, 247, 112095. 
Abstract
We provide the first analysis of economic outcomes from the 2017 Illinois reform to its Civil Administrative Code, which restricted licensing boards from denying licenses based on previous criminal convictions and annual reporting. We observe increases in employment within generally licensed industries as compared with unlicensed occupations, and a reduction in crime after the collateral consequence reform. Finally, we discuss implications for states considering these policies.


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