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Podcast: Albany Law School Podcast
Episode: Prof. Ted De Barbieri on Excluding Disadvantaged Businesses
Description: Join us as we speak with Associate Professor of Law Ted De Barbieri about his new paper Excluding Disadvantaged Businesses in George Mason Law Review: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3720751
The final paper is still forthcoming.
Laws that subsidize small businesses frequently fail to reach owners most in need of governmental support. Small business owners, especially those who are historically marginalized and discriminated against, are particularly vulnerable in times of market crisis. However, in many instances, laws designed to support small businesses exclude certain disadvantaged businesses from competing in markets by...