November 14, 2024

Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority and Access to Primary Care in North Carolina

Conor Norris1, Shishir Shakya1,2, Edward Timmons1, and Edgar Orozco1 1: Knee Regulatory Research Center, West Virginia University 2: Appalachian State University Nov. 2024[1] Introduction Primary care […]
July 3, 2024

Policy Brief: 2024 Update to the Survey of Universal Licensing Reforms in the United States

Policy Brief: 2024 Update to the Survey of Universal Licensing Reforms in the United States Dr. Kihwan Bae and Dr. Darwyyn Deyo July 2024 As a […]
May 30, 2024

Regulatory Rhythms, 2005: The Continuing Legal Challenges in Bengaluru’s Live Music Evolution

Regulatory Rhythms, 2005: The Continuing Legal Challenges in Bengaluru’s Live Music Evolution Prashant Narang As discussed in Part-I, Striking a Chord: Navigating the Legalities of Live […]
February 14, 2024

Striking a Chord: Navigating the Legalities of Live Music in Bengaluru’s Dining Scene

Striking a Chord: Navigating the Legalities of Live Music in Bengaluru’s Dining Scene Prashant Narang Introduction In Bengaluru, India’s hub of innovation and tech, a legal […]
September 18, 2023

Assessing Scope of Practice for Marriage/Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers in the US

Assessing Scope of Practice for Marriage/Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers in the US Michael Thom1 and Conor Norris2 1: University of Southern California 2: Knee […]
June 29, 2023

What Are the Effects of Allowing Undocumented Immigrants to Earn Occupational Licenses?

Executive Summary   Undocumented immigrants contribute significantly to the United States economy but have yet to be fully integrated into our society. In many states, they […]
June 5, 2023

Effects of giving psychologists prescriptive authority: Evidence from a natural experiment in the United States

Background Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S. Six states have granted psychologists prescriptive authority to address shortages in the provision of […]
November 7, 2022

How Does Universal Recognition Effect Licensed Industries? Evidence from the Hairstyling Industry

How Does Universal Recognition Effect Licensed Industries? Evidence from the Hairstyling Industry By: Michael Thom1 and Conor Norris2,3 1 University of Southern California 2 Knee Center […]
May 23, 2022

Coping with the Toll of COVID-19: An Overview of Temporary Changes in Scope of Practice of Mental Health Providers

Coping with the Toll of COVID-19: An Overview of Temporary Changes in Scope of Practice of Mental Health Providers Written By: Aerfate Haimiti [1], Angela Shoulders […]
April 19, 2022

Policy Brief: Survey of Universal Licensing Reforms in the United States

Policy Brief: Survey of Universal Licensing Reforms in the United States Dr. Darwyyn Deyo Universal licensing recognition is a fast-growing state legislative tool that can expand […]
April 15, 2020

A Primer on Emergency Occupational Licensing Reforms for Combating COVID-19 Appendix: Details on Enacted Licensing Reforms

*Last Updated 04/27/2020 **This will be updated as new reforms are put into place during this pandemic A Primer on Emergency Occupational Licensing Reforms for Combating […]
February 27, 2019

A Mountain of Regulation?: Assessing Barriers to Work in West Virginia

Study of West Virginia’s Occupational Licensing Laws Shines Light on Burdensome Fees, Barriers to Opportunity & Competitive Disadvantages Charleston, WV – In partnership with the Knee […]
April 10, 2018

Too Much License? A Closer Look at Occupational Licensing and Economic Mobility

Dr. Edward Timmons, Director of CSOR and John “JJ” Hazenstab, Graduate Assistant for CSOR recently published a new paper (co-authored with Brian Meehan of Berry College […]
November 20, 2017

Barriers to Mobility: Understanding the Relationship between Growth in Occupational Licensing and Economic Mobility

Dr. Edward Timmons, Director of CSOR recently published a new paper (co-authored with Brian Meehan of Berry College and Andrew Meehan of Central Michigan) and it […]