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Edward Timmons
Researcher at Saint Francis University
Publications - 39
Citations - 402
Edward Timmons is an academic researcher from Saint Francis University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Occupational licensing & Health care. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 33 publications receiving 327 citations. Previous affiliations of Edward Timmons include Lehigh University & West Virginia University.
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Licensing One of the World's Oldest Professions: Massage
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the development of occupational regulation of massage therapists in the United States as well as the effects of state licensing and certification on their earnings and numbers, and found that massage therapists working in states with licensing receive an earnings premium of as much as 16.2 percent.
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The Effects of Licensing on the Wages of Radiologic Technologists
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the effect of state licensing of radiologic technologists (RTs) on RT wages with a unique dataset that allows them to control for place of work and job specialization.
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The effects of expanded nurse practitioner and physician assistant scope of practice on the cost of Medicaid patient care
TL;DR: It is suggested that Relaxing occupational licensing requirements by broadening the scope of practice for healthcare providers may represent a low-cost alternative to providing quality care to America's poor.
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The Licensing of Barbers in the USA
TL;DR: Barbering is one of the earliest professions to be licensed in the USA as mentioned in this paper, and the results suggest that certain licensing provisions may have increased barber earnings by between 11 and 22 per cent.
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Smoking, parent smoking, depressed mood, and suicidal ideation in teens
Jason M. Hockenberry,Jason M. Hockenberry,Edward Timmons,Mark W. Vander Weg,Mark W. Vander Weg +4 more
TL;DR: Evidence is found that the smoking and suicidal Ideation of the teens is likely due to common psychosocial causes rather than a causal pathway from smoking to suicidal ideation.