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

Authors

Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

4-22-2010

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Lawyers; Public policy; Special interest grounps

Disciplines

Public Affairs | Public Policy

File Format

pdf

File Size

21 KB

Streaming Media

Language

English

Comments

Greenspun Hall Auditorium, UNLV, 5:30 p.m.

Audio/Video
File size: 250.1 megabytes

Attached file: Author biography

Repository Citation

Winston, C. (2010). The First Thing We Do, Let's Deregulate All the Lawyers.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/6