Research area
Labor Regulation and Occupational Licensing
Minimum wages, paid leave, scheduling rules, occupational licensing, labor-market entry, and employment effects.
Selected peer-reviewed research
Selected studies address the questions and evidence central to this research area.
Related public records and materials
Topic-specific reports, data resources, and professional work are included where the public record supports a direct relationship.
Policy report · 2022
Predictive Scheduling Laws Do Not Promote Full-Time Work
Aaron Yelowitz. "Predictive Scheduling Laws Do Not Promote Full-Time Work." Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise, University of Kentucky, Working Paper 46, 2022.
Expert testimony · 2004
New Mexicans for Free Enterprise et al. v. City of Santa Fe
Expert witness for plaintiffs. Economic analysis of Santa Fe's living-wage ordinance.
Data & Code · 2007
The Minimum Wage and Kentucky's Working Poor: Low Hours or Low Wages?
report data and code