Research

A study examining occupational licensing of Uber drivers finds no consistent evidence that licensing improves consumer outcomes related to service...

Morris Kleiner, economist and professor at the University of Minnesota, has shared this paper with CLEAR. Abstract:"Relatively little is known...

An OECD report argues that reforms to professional licensing systems could boost economic growth, increase labor mobility, and improve workforce...

The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s report “The Beauty of Regulatory Sunsets” describes a regulatory reform approach based on...

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reports that while roughly 22 percent of employed Americans now hold a government-issued occupational...

From the Abstract: "Paramedicine is undergoing a transformative shift as practitioners seek recognition beyond traditional emergency response roles...

In this article, the authors argue that "licensing, when used strategically to benefit disadvantaged communities, can be a powerful weapon against...

A new report from the Boston Foundation and Latino Equity Fund examines how regulatory and credentialing requirements, among other factors, affect...

A recent study conducted by researchers from South Korea's Chung-Ang University has identified structural changes in the brains of healthcare...

Morris Kleiner with University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs shares this NBER working paper. Access the paper

A recent study by Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema, and Sarath Sanga examines the impact of state bar exam waiver policies on the legal...

Economist Morris Kleiner shares this paper he co-authored from the NBER working papers series. Abstract: The analysis of occupational licensing...