Click Here to Open the PDF in a New Tab Why Does Occupational Licensing Matter in the Hawkeye State? As 2019 came to a close, the labor market nationally could not be in better shape. Conditions are even better in Iowa. In December of 2019 according to the Bureau of...
By Edward Timmons, PhD Conor Norris, MA — February, 2019 Click Here to Open the PDF in a New Tab Why Does Occupational Licensing Matter In The Land Of Enchantment? As the labor market continues to strengthen across the United States, New Mexico lags behind. In...
Click Here to Open the Full Report in a New Tab Executive Summary The conventional wisdom—both outside and inside the research community—is that if someone wants to achieve the “American Dream” of upward mobility, she should move to Canada or Scandinavia. However,...
By Gonzalo Schwarz — October 4, 2018 Click Here to Open the PDF in a New Tab Economic mobility and inequality remain at the forefront of public policy conversations and have influenced presidential campaign rhetoric and debates both in the United States and...
By Edward Timmons, Brian Meehan, Andrew Meehan, and John Hazenstab — April 10, 2018 Click Here to Open the PDF in a New Tab Introduction There is growing bipartisan consensus that the US should pursue occupational licensing reform. Both the Obama...
Click Here to Open the PDF in a New Tab Click Here to Read the Op-Ed in The Hill Introduction For most, the American Dream is the ability to succeed through hard work and determination, regardless of family background or socio-economic status. This concept...