Some of the worst barriers to starting businesses, changing jobs, or moving from one state to another are occupational licensing requirements. The need to get permission from the government to work ...

After 70 years of expanding occupational-licensing laws, which mandate job qualifications for professions ranging from cosmetology to law, the evidence is mounting that these regulations produce large ...

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Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...