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Occupational Licensing: Protecting the Public Interest or Protectionism?

2011
  • 3
    Citations
  • 7,437
    Usage
  • 0
    Captures
  • 8
    Mentions
  • 78
    Social Media
Metric Options:   Counts1 Year3 Year

Metrics Details

  • Citations
    3
    • Policy Citations
      2
      • Policy Citation
        2
    • Citation Indexes
      1
      • CrossRef
        1
  • Usage
    7,437
  • Mentions
    8
    • News Mentions
      5
      • News
        5
    • Blog Mentions
      3
      • Blog
        3
  • Social Media
    78
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      78
      • Facebook
        78

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Two States Embrace Occupational Licensing Reform

Marc Joffe The effort to scale back onerous state licensing requirements has notched two victories in the opening days of 2023. The governors of Nevada and Ohio are reducing barriers to professionals hoping to offer their services to state residents: a step that benefits both these workers and their future customers. Until recently, states have been closing off more and more occupations to unlicen

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Two states embrace occupational licensing reform

The effort to scale back onerous state licensing requirements has notched two victories in the opening days of 2023. The governors of Nevada and Ohio

Report Description

The issue of the government regulation of occupations involves the role of government in reconciling the special interests of the practitioners with those of society. The strictest form of occupational regulation is occupational licensing which is extensive and growing. In 2008, nearly 30 percent of the workforce was required to hold a license up from around 10 percent in 1970. There are potential job loss implications in the growth of occupational licensing for the labor market and the economy. An alternative form of regulation, the certification of occupations, which does not impose a "closed shop" on entry and mobility, may be a policy to avoid the job loss implications of occupational licensing.

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