Join us for a LEANZ in-person and online event hosted by Buddle Findlay in Wellington, where Dr Darwyyn Deyo discusses how licensing reforms impact employment among the formerly incarcerated.
This seminar is on Tuesday 3rd June at Buddle Findlay in Wellington (Aon Centre 1 Willis Street). Doors open at 5:30pm. The seminar proper will begin at 6:00pm, finishing at 7:00pm, including some time for questions from attendees. There will be time for networking following the event.
Only 25 in-person tickets are available, so please register soon to avoid missing out.
Summary of the session:
Over a quarter of U.S. workers require an occupational licence to work for pay in their job. However, many face barriers if they have a criminal record. In this presentation, Dr Darwyyn Deyo draws on her recent research analysing how state-level reforms to these licensing restrictions have affected employment, hours worked, and earnings for people with and without criminal records.
Using legislative data from 1971–2024 and labour data from 2000–2024, her research finds that removing licensing barriers increased employment among licensed workers with criminal records by 4.5%. These findings highlight the economic impact of giving formerly incarcerated people a fair shot at licensed work.
About our speaker:
Dr Darwyyn Deyo is an Associate Professor of Economics at San José State University who publishes on law and economics, health economics, and economic history of thought. She is also the Director of Regulatory Frontiers with the Knee Regulatory Research Center, in which capacity she works on interdisciplinary research with other scholars and graduate students. She has published in journals such as Economics Letters, Southern Economic Journal, the American Journal of Managed Care, and the Journal of Economics and Finance Education. She earned her PhD in Economics from George Mason University and is an alum of Saint Mary’s College of California, where she earned a dual Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in International Area Studies.
CPD Hours
Lawyers may note that if this seminar is part of your learning objectives in your CPDPR, then attendance at this event can count for one hour of your 10 CPD hours. Please contact a LEANZ representative at the event to confirm your attendance.
