Economist and Leading Expert on Occupational Licensing, Dr. Edward Timmons, Joins the Archbridge Institute as Senior Research Fellow

The Archbridge Institute is happy to announce that Edward Timmons, Professor of Economics and Director of the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation at Saint Francis University, has joined the joined the Archbridge Institute as a Senior Research Fellow. On joining the Archbridge Institute, Dr. Timmons had this to say:

I am so grateful for the Archbridge Institute for getting me thinking about the possible connection between occupational licensing and economic mobility. I have had the great privilege of working with the team for the last four years and it is such a tremendous honor to be named a senior research fellow. I look forward to a continued partnership and helping policy makers and the public better understand the price we have paid from excessive occupational licensing requirements.

Dr. Timmons completed his Ph.D in Economics at Lehigh University. He enjoys teaching economics to students with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. His research has been published in The Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Regulatory Economics, the Journal of Labor Research, the British Journal of Industrial Relations, Health Policy, Monthly Labor Review, and Nicotine and Tobacco Research. His research has been heavily cited by the popular press, by the Federal Trade Commission, the Obama White House, and also in a Senate hearing entitled “License to Compete: Occupational Licensing and the State Action Doctrine.” He has also authored numerous articles in the popular press in publications including Harvard Business Review, the Philadelphia Inquirer, US News & World Report, The Hill, the Tampa Bay Times, the Dallas Morning News, the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Detroit News, the Virginian-Pilot, the Tennessean and the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

In May of 2014 he worked as a visiting research fellow at the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Moncalieri, Italy. He is a Senior Affiliated Scholar at the Mercatus Center, a member of the Board of Policy Advisors of the Heartland Institute, and a former visiting fellow with the Badger Institute. In his spare time, Dr. Timmons enjoys spending time with his wife (Nelly) and his two sons (Warren and Francisco), traveling, cooking, and closely following his beloved New Orleans Saints.

Archbridge President and CEO Gonzalo Schwarz welcomed Dr. Timmons by saying:

I’m delighted to have Dr. Ed Timmons join the Archbridge Institute as a senior fellow. Dr. Timmons is one of the leading authorities on occupational licensing in the United States and his research has truly made an impact at both the academic and policy levels. We’re excited to continue exploring with Dr. Timmons the links between occupational licensing, social mobility, and inequality and finding ways to lift barriers standing in the way of people attempting to earn a living and climb the income ladder.