study fills this gap by measuring local exposure to regulation from the industry-relevant articles of U.S. Code of Federal … Regulation linked to local industry employment structure in 741 commuting zones (CZs) in the U.S. over the period 1970 …-2019. Relating our exposure to regulation measure to the CZ-level income inequality, computed from the Census records, we find that …

Business regulation is the norms, standards, principles and rules, and their enforcement governs commerce. Firms need … to be aware of the potential impacts of regulation on their business models, anticipate changes in the regulatory … landscape, and adapt their business models accordingly. This article surveys seven archetypes of regulation and, from that …