In 2015, CEA, the Treasury Office of Economic Policy, and the Department of Labor released a report on the evidence that licensing requirements raise the price of goods and services, [...]
State licensing schemes that mandate criminal background checks theoretically aim to protect health and safety. Inquiries into convictions that are directly related to the occupation—an elder-abuse conviction for long-term care [...]
This study is the first of its kind to explore the relationship between three-year recidivism rates for new crimes and relate it to occupational licensing burdens by combining data from [...]
The economic effects of occupational licensing remains an understudied topic, but even less is known about the effects of the removal of licensing legislation. In this paper we take advantage [...]
[E]mpirical evidence is scarce for the proposition that licensing protects the public. By contrast, it is widely recognized that licensing raises prices for consumers, restricts job opportunities and hinders innovation. [...]
Licensure is not the only or the most effective way to ensure quality. While occupational licensure is intended to protect consumers from harm, there are many other less-burdensome mechanisms to [...]
The authors note that while they may have missed some examples, especially since there is no single authoritative source on de-licensing, it is clear that de-licensing is uncommon, hard to [...]
The length of time from the implementation of an occupational licensing statute (i.e., licensing duration) may matter in influencing labor market outcomes. Adding to or raising the entry barriers are [...]
On many issues, statewide preemption of local policies is common, especially when local governments make it harder for state residents to earn a living. There are currently 25 states that [...]
Wage growth has stagnated in recent decades for a large share of workers. At the same time, declining rates of job change mean that workers are not accessing this historical [...]