Judicial Abdication and the Rise of Special Interests
If the extreme judicial deference epitomized by the rational basis test is the wrong approach to economic legislation, what is the right approach? One answer is that economic rights should [...]
Specialization and Regulation: The Rise of Professionals and the Emergence of Occupational Licensing Regulation
This paper explores the origins and effects of occupational licensing regulation in late nineteenth and early twentieth century America. Was licensing regulation introduced to limit competition in the market for [...]
Mortgage Broker Regulations That Matter: Analyzing Earnings, Employment, and Outcomes for Consumers
As the role of mortgage brokers in mortgage origination grew from insignificant in the 1980s to dominant in recent years, questions have arisen about whether its services help or harm [...]
Occupational Licensing Laws Protect Special Interests, Not the Public: Testimony to the Arizona House Government Committee
Thus, allow me to suggest a couple of “second-best” options that may have a better chance of making a more immediate impact.First, conduct periodic occupational licensing reviews. In addition to [...]
Medical Licensing: An Obstacle to Affordable, Quality Care
In the United States, the authority to regulate medical professionals lies with the states. To practice within a state, clinicians must obtain a license from that state’s government. State statutes [...]
Medical Licensing: An Obstacle to Affordable, Quality Care
I argue here that licensure not only fails to protect consumers from incompetent physicians, but, by raising barriers to entry, makes health care more expensive and less accessible. Institutional oversight [...]
Tapping the Full Potential of Public Members: A Tool Kit for Boards and Community-Based Organizations
There are many more examples of ways in which public members can strengthen their boards by raising issues and concerns and introducing agenda items that licensee members are unlikely to [...]
How Does Government Regulate Occupations in the UK and US? Issues and Policy Implications
We show that in both countries occupational licensing has a large impact on wage determination. The wage premium associated with licensing stands at approximately 18 per cent in the US [...]
The Balance Between Public Protection and the Right to Earn a Living
Right touch is relatively new on the regulatory scene and its efficacy remains to be fully demonstrated, particularly outside of the U.K. and in occupations and professions beyond health care. [...]
Florida’s Dirty Dozen: Twelve Repealers That Can Boost Business, Create Jobs, and Change Florida’s Economic Policy for the Better
Many of these arbitrary regulations are passed at the request of professional associations and government boards that want to protect the pocket books of their members by shutting out new [...]