Oct 26, 2020 | Opportunity, Press Releases, Reports, School Choice Wisconsin v. DPI, WILL News
New study finds positive workforce effects from 2015 reforms The News: A new study from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) finds Wisconsin’s 2015 FoodShare reforms that established work requirements for able-bodied adults without...
May 28, 2020 | Free Markets, Opportunity, Press Releases, Reports, Uncategorized, WILL News
90% of WI contractors in survey report law raises costs, repeal would spur more bids The News: A new study from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) finds clear evidence the federal law known as the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) artificially...
Dec 6, 2018 | Opportunity, Press Releases, Reports, Uncategorized, WILL News
Subjective criteria, work disincentives plague disability insurance program The Problem: With unemployment at record lows, Wisconsin’s central economic challenge is a labor shortage. 76% of Wisconsin business leaders report trouble finding workers. At the same time,...
Jan 10, 2018 | Occupational Licensing, Opportunity, Press Releases, WILL News
January 10, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty issued a new study examining the effect of licensing regulations on worker safety in two widely-licensed professions. The analysis, using publicly available data from United...
Oct 18, 2017 | Occupational Licensing, Opportunity, Press Releases, WILL News
Study shows that more requirements lead to less jobs; employment could increase by 4.5% in certain professions if licensing reform enacted October 18, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty issued a report, Land of the Free?...
Mar 15, 2017 | Opportunity, Press Releases, WILL News
Peer-reviewed study makes case for reform March 15, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – With Governor Walker and the state legislature discussing occupational licensing reform, a new peer-reviewed study by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), Fencing Out...
