Maureen K. Ohlhausen, the new acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission, thinks it’s high time that the FTC start giving more than lip service to its traditional mandate of fostering economic ...

United WE’s National Occupational Licensing Task Force is part of a multi-year research and stakeholder engagement initiative supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. It will focus on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Occupational licensing laws require individuals to complete ...

Although the national unemployment rate is below 5 percent, policymakers continue to grapple with how to assist low-wage workers attain the American dream. In 2014, Seattle was one of the first cities ...

Horse masseurs. Hair braiders. Funeral attendants. Florists. All are subject, at least in some states, to "occupational licensing," defined by the Treasury Department as "a government permit allowing ...