Public Policy Projects

Here you will find the public policy initiatives and the actions that ILE is carrying out so that public policy is based on free market principles.

Occupational Licenses

Project to identify which occupational licenses in Puerto Rico represent an excessive burden for the formal labor sector and make recommendations on how to expedite the process.
Unleashing Potential
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Occupational Licences
Ángel Carrión-Tavárez, Ph.D.
Unleashing Potential, The Burdens of Occupational Licensing and How It Can Be Reformed in Puerto Rico

Occupational licenses are state regulations that set requirements for individuals to practice a specific trade or profession. These requirements may include formal education or training, work experience, passing exams, and payment of fees, among others.

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Occupational Licences
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Review of PR’s licensing requirements in comparison with US benchmarks

The following report presents the results of research and analysis aimed at characterizing how the licensing requirements of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico compared to those in the United States.

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Occupational Licences
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Review of PR’s licensing requirements for occupations under the scope of the dataset from the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation

The following report presents the results of research and analysis aimed at characterizing how the licensing requirements of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico compare to those in the United States. This work builds on the report titled Review of PR’s occupations under the scope of the US Institute for Justice License to Work National Study […]

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Nutritional Assistance

Project to analyze, in detail, the nutritional assistance public policy and processes in Puerto Rico and make recommendations on how to streamline the process and align it with best practices in other regions.
From NAP to SNAP
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Nutrition Assistance

Ángel Carrión-Tavárez

From NAP to SNAP: A Bridge to Economic Liberty for Residents of Puerto Rico (an update)

Executive Summary This paper updates and modifies the report From SNAP to SNAP: A Bridge to Economic Liberty for Residents of Puerto Rico according to the new parameters of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirement. Like the original document, this update explains the origin, characteristics, and operation of the U.S. federal government block [...]

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Permits

Project to analyze, in detail, the business permit processes in Puerto Rico and make recommendations on how to streamline the process and harmonize it with trends in other jurisdictions.

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Supply crunch should spur states to pursue licensing reform
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Occupational Licenses
Conor Norris
Supply crunch should spur states to pursue licensing reform

In today’s difficult labor market, it’s important that we remove unnecessary red tape. State legislatures may have good intentions when they pass licensing laws, but they make it more difficult for people to enter professions or start businesses. State governments shouldn’t be making matters worse with unnecessary barriers to opportunity.

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Migration
Elba Gerena
Puerto Rican physiatrist: I've been here for two years, and I can't take it anymore.

After two years of struggling daily with a broken system, I have had to make the decision to return to the United States. My situation is just a symptom of an ailing healthcare system that is not prepared to help either healthcare professionals or patients.

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Economic Liberty
Vance Ginn, Ph.D.
Economic Freedom Supports Opportunity

If you’re poor and reside where there’s little economic freedom, then you have fewer opportunities to improve your livelihood compared with those living in more economically free places. The freedom to have the flexibility to control your future and leave a legacy to future generations with little influence by government supports human flourishing.

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