This Week in Occupational Licensing, September 10th
News and Commentary Eric Beohm of Reason describes the case of Elias Zarate, in favor of whom the Tennessee Chancery Court ruled in August. Zarate faced barber licensing regulations that [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, August 6th
Rent Check With bar examinations across the country being cancelled, held in unsafe conditions, or crashing online, it's time to reexamine the need for the exam both during COVID-19 and [...]
Ban the Bar (For Now, at Least)
Given the balkanized nature of bar examination policies across the U.S., only two general statements can be made about the examination which determines one’s ability to practice law: they’re inefficient [...]
Who Values Human Capitalists’ Human Capital? Healthcare Spending and Physician Earnings
Is government guiding the invisible hand at the top of the labor market? We study this question among physicians, the most common occupation among the top one percent of income [...]
After the JD III: Third Results of a National Study of Legal Careers
This report gives an overview of findings from the third wave of data collection for the After the JD Study of Lawyers’ Careers, which we refer to in this report [...]
When Examinees Cannot Test: The Pandemic’s Assault on Certification and Licensure
The COVID‐19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the world economy as shelter‐in‐place regulations forced individuals to stay at and work from home. Brick and mortar testing centers, whether run as part [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, July 30th
News and Commentary An article in the Fort Lee Traveller discusses new legislation signed by Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) that eases the licensure process for military spouses. The bill allows [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, July 23rd
News and Commentary Jesse Paul writes in The Colorado Sun about how Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) recently vetoed a bill that would have continued Colorado's regulation of private investigators. Gov. [...]
Occupational Licensing and Labor Market Fluidity
We show that occupational licensing has significant negative effects on labor market fluidity defined as cross-occupation mobility. Using a balanced panel of workers constructed from the CPS and SIPP data, [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, July 16th
News and Commentary Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently signed a bill that expands license reciprocity in the state, reports KNMO. The new law changes licensure requirements to allow transfer of [...]