Despite complaints about high taxes, expensive housing and burdensome regulations — grousing that has been going on for decades — the state remains the national leader both for tech startups and for its share of big companies. “I agree California is a more onerous place to do business,” said David Neumark, a UC Irvine economics professor who has studied relocations. “But it’s not like we’re some basket case.” … Neumark, the UC Irvine professor, is working with Bohn on that research. He also co-authored a couple of research papers that examined the issue in 2004 and 2007, so he knows the concern about businesses leaving the state is not new. 

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