What
Brookings Mountain West at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ welcomes Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution senior fellow, for "First Thing We Do, Let's Deregulate All the Lawyers"
When
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Where
Greenspun Hall Auditorium at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
Free and open to the public
Details
Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Clifford Winston will discuss lawyers as an influential interest group on the formation of public policy and as a recipient of large economic rents. He will argue that deregulating entry into the legal profession will reduce lawyers' rents and their incentive to support inefficient policies.
The Brookings Scholars program - a product of Brookings Mountain West - welcomes leading experts from the Brookings Institution to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ each month to lend insight on key regional issues through interaction with campus and community leaders, collaborative research and a free public lecture held in conjunction with each scholar's visit to campus.
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