California’s strict regulations may frustrate business starts
California’s strict regulations may frustrate business starts
- February 19, 2026
- David Neumark, economics and CPIP affiliate, Public Policy Institute of California, Feb. 19, 2026
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Does California deserve its reputation as a state that burdens business with many regulations? At a recent event, David Neumark, UC Irvine professor and PPIC adjunct fellow, and Sarah Bohn, director of PPIC’s Economic Policy Center, discussed a new report examining the number and restrictive nature of California’s regulations and their effects on business launches.
For the full story, please visit https://www.ppic.org/blog/californias-strict-regulations-may-frustrate-business-starts/.
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