Morris M. Kleiner, PhD, is a labor policy fellow at the Archbridge Institute and one of the world’s leading labor economists. He is a professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His work covers the role of institutions in labor markets and employment issues in enhancing productivity, with a specific focus on the role of occupational licensing for workers and consumers in the United States and other nations. Dr. Kleiner earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.