Dr. Noah Trudeau is an assistant professor of economics at Troy University. His research specializes in occupational regulation, with a specific focus on the intersection of economic history and the study of barriers created through regulatory action. He is the lead co-author of the State Occupational Licensing Index (SOLI) produced by the Archbridge Institute. When not working on regulatory studies, Noah studies and contributes to pedagogy for the classroom by designing new methods for encouraging student engagement. Dr. Trudeau earned his PhD in economics from West Virginia University. Before that he received an MA in economics from Troy University and a BS in economics from Jacksonville State University. He is a research fellow with the Knee Regulatory Research Center at WVU and the Archbridge Institute.