Laws, Licenses and the Offender's Right to Work: A Study of State Laws Restricting the Occupational
Occupational licensing reform to remove barriers to employment for people with criminal records has been taking place for decades. This...
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- Mar 11, 2021
Guild-Ridden Labor Markets: The Curious Case of Occupational Licensing
Licensing should be deregulated and certification should be used in its place whenever possible, argues the author. Delving into the...
- Mar 11, 2021
Testing the Utility of Licensing: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Occupational Regulation
Licensing an occupation may be more motivated by increasing the wages for people that are already members of that profession through...
- Mar 11, 2021
The Undertaker's Cut: Challenging the Rational Basis for Casket Licensure
Increasing the wages for people that are already members of a specific profession by limiting competition is more often the motivation...
- Mar 11, 2021
Occupational Licensing and American Workers
Lower wages and higher unemployment for unlicensed workers and decreased mobility for licensed workers suggest there are large social...
- Mar 11, 2021
A License For Protection: Why are States Regulating More and More Occupations?
The recent boom in occupational licensing has been driven in part by people who are already members of that occupation, out of a desire...
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Sanctioned Unemployment: The Impact of Occupational Licensing Restrictions on Ex-Offenders
The broad discretion given to licensing boards to approve or deny licensure leads to biased and arbitrary decision-making, creating...
- Mar 11, 2021
Credentialing Decisions and Criminal Records: A Narrative Approach
Evidence of rehabilitation and that the crime was an anomaly are the two factors most relied on by administrative law judges when...
- Mar 11, 2021
At What Cost? State and National Estimates of the Economic Costs of Occupational Licensing
Occupational licensing costs the U.S. economy more than it’s worth. This report provides data showing how licensing costs the economy...
- Mar 11, 2021
Fencing Out Opportunity: The Effect of Licensing Regulations on Employment
Occupational licensing hurts rather than helps employment. This report analyzes ten licensed occupations across all 50 states, ranking...
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License to Work: A National Study of Burdens from Occupational Licensing
There little correlation between many occupational licenses and public safety. For example, cosmetology, massage therapy and barbering...
- Mar 11, 2021
Removing Barriers to State Occupational Licenses for People with Records
The lack of evidence that formerly incarcerated people are 'riskier' hires than the average person means states should further reform...
- Mar 11, 2021
Turning Shackles into Bootstraps: Why Occupational Licensing Reform is the Missing Piece....
States should remove the 'good character' standard for occupational licensing, as well as licensing all together for occupations that...
- Mar 11, 2021
The Consideration of Criminal Records in Occupational Licensing
States should continue to reform their policies to reduce barriers to licensing for people with criminal records. This two-page summary...
- Mar 11, 2021
No Bars: Unlocking the Economic Power of the Formerly Incarcerated
Occupational licensing hurts the economy and strengthens economic and social inequities by contributing to low employment rates among...
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Fair Chance Licensing Reform: Opening Pathways for People with Records to Join Licensed Professions
Licensing standards that create barriers to employment for people with criminal convictions need to be reformed. This report provides a...
- Mar 11, 2021
Occupational Licensing: A Framework for Policymakers
While licensing may be necessary for some professions, it is unnecessarily burdensome for many. This report from the Obama Administration...
- Mar 11, 2021
Virtue and the Law: The Good Moral Character Requirement in Occupational Licensing,....
'Good moral character’ requirements for occupational licensing and immigration are both arbitrary and poorly applied. Utilizing...
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