This Week in Occupational Licensing, May 15th
News and Commentary Conor Norris in Catalyst, the blog of the Independent Institute, argues for the expanded use of nurse practitioners by using the one argument in the debate that [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, May 14th
News and Commentary A Pro-Market blog post summarizing the research of Josh Ryan-Collins finds that financial deregulation in the 1980s that removed "credit guidance" led to a decline in investment [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, May 13th
News and Commentary Michael Rosen of the American Enterprise Institute summarizes the Thom Tillis and Chris Coons Section 101 reform outline. This would change patent eligibility standards by defining a [...]
This Week in Zoning Regulation, May 9th
News and Commentary The Mercury News published an interesting letter to the editor in response to an article on Bay Area housing. The author argues that the opposition to current [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, May 9th
Rent Check A reform in Oklahoma that would limit licensing boards' ability to deny ex-cons an occupational license shows that criminal justice and economic liberalization are two great tastes that [...]
Two Birds with One Stone: Oklahoma to Pass Licensing Reform for Ex-Cons
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign a bill into law that would make it easier for previously convicted citizens to gain an occupational license. As Reason’s Eric Boehm [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, May 7th
Rent Check The Federal Reserve's May financial stability is report. One interesting finding is the comparison of leverage between financial versus non-financial sector firms. News and Commentary BPI has a [...]
Bank vs. Non-Bank Leverage
The Fed Board of Governors released the May Financial Stability report to give a status update on the resilience of the financial system today. There is one section in particular, “Leverage [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, May 6th
Rent Check How can we reverse the decline in Star Wars movie quality? Removing monopoly rights to derivative works and allowing more creation from fans would go a long way [...]
To Save Star Wars, Decentralize It
Let’s face it: the new Star Wars movies aren’t that good. There are a few enjoyable moments to be found and the cast, both new and returning, do a good [...]