Evan Starr

Associate Professor

Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

Evan Starr

Associate Professor

Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

Evan Starr is an Associate Professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree from Denison University. He originally hails from Claremont, California. Starr’s current research examines issues at the intersection of human capital accumulation, employee mobility, entrepreneurship, and innovation. In a recent set of projects utilizing employee-employer matched data and survey data that he and coauthors developed, Starr examined the use and impacts of noncompete agreements and their enforceability on the provision of firm-sponsored training, employee mobility and earnings, and on the creation, growth, and survival of new ventures.

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Deep Dive Episode 254 – The Implications of the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompete Agreements

March 8, 2023

In January 2023, the FTC announced a proposed rule that would ban noncompete agreements across most of the U.S. economy – a move President Biden lauded in his recent State of the Union address.

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The Implications of the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompete Agreements

March 8, 2023

In January 2023, the FTC announced a proposed rule that would ban noncompete agreements across most of the U.S. economy – a move President Biden lauded in his recent State of the Union address.

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