Occupational licensing reform to remove barriers to employment for people with criminal records has been taking place for decades. This...

Licensing should be deregulated and certification should be used in its place whenever possible, argues the author. Delving into the...

Licensing an occupation may be more motivated by increasing the wages for people that are already members of that profession through...

Increasing the wages for people that are already members of a specific profession by limiting competition is more often the motivation...

Lower wages and higher unemployment for unlicensed workers and decreased mobility for licensed workers suggest there are large social...

The recent boom in occupational licensing has been driven in part by people who are already members of that occupation, out of a desire...

The broad discretion given to licensing boards to approve or deny licensure leads to biased and arbitrary decision-making, creating...