Alicia Plemmons: Regulation Economist

Dr. Alicia Plemmons is an Associate Professor of General Business at West Virginia University, where she directs the Knee Regulatory Research Center and the Center for Free Enterprise. Her research uses applied spatial and econometric methods to study how policy changes affect health and labor markets, with a focus on occupational licensing, healthcare scope of practice, and certificate-of-need laws. Her work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Health Economics, Health Policy, the British Journal of Industrial Relations, and the Annals of Regional Science, and she regularly provides testimony on healthcare licensing modernization to state and federal legislatures.

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Research Areas

Occupational Licensing · Healthcare Scope of Practice · Certificate-of-Need Laws · Licensure Compacts and Portability · Economic Freedom and Mobility

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