Research Report
Government Trade Restraints: How N.C. Hurts Consumers by Restricting Competition
posted November 16, 2005 by Daren Bakst
North Carolina recently filed a lawsuit going after private restraints of trade. But if the state really wants to reduce unfair trade practices and help consumers, it should eliminate or modify its own anti-competitive policies. The certificate of need law, occupational licensing, and other state-imposed restraints of trade hurt consumers and the economic freedom of North Carolinians.