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Licensing occupations : ensuring quality or restricting competition? / Morris M. Kleiner.
Author
Kleiner, Morris M.
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2006.
Description
xiv, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Availability
Available Online
Project MUSE Open Access Books
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HD3630.U7 K575 2006
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Licenses
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United States
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Occupations
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Licenses
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Quality assurance
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Summary note
"Attempts to present a systematic discussion of the major benefits and costs of occupational licensing to the economies of the United States and several European countries."--Page xiii.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-180) and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Introduction and overview
Licensing : a historical perspective
Social benefits of licensing
Quality and demand effects of occupational regulation
Licensing occupations and labor supply
Are there licensing wage and price premiums?
Comparing unions and licensing
Focus of the book
2. Development of occupational licensing as a labor market institution
Development of occupational regulation
Quality first, then restrictions on competition?
Legal basis of state occupational licensing
How licensing works : a case study of Minnesota
Goals and effort of regulatory boards
How do occupations become licensed?
Licensing and quality of services in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Summary and conclusions
3. Quality and demand for occupational licensing
Why are occupations regulated?
How licensing affects quality
Results of studies on the benefits of occupational regulation
Quality effects as measured through insurance premiums
Estimates of the price impacts
Summary and conclusions.
4. Licensing, labor supply, and earnings
Theoretical background
License to drill : differences in earnings of dentists and physicians
Studies on the impact of licensing
Earnings of licensed versus unlicensed occupations
Partial state regulation of occupations
Small differences in licensing rules that may matter
Conclusions
5. State regulatory policies and the economy-wide impacts of licensing
State data on the number of licensed occupations and the number of workers
Workforce coverage of licensed occupations by state
Trends in the regulation of licensed occupations
Licensing and economic losses to society
6. Comparing licensing in the United States and the European Union
Occupational regulation in the EU
Governmental limitations on regulated occupations in the EU
Estimates of the impact of licensing on earnings, by country
Impact of licensing on earnings in the UK, France, and Germany
Implications for occupational regulation
7. The emerging labor market institution of occupational licensing
Emergence of occupational licensing
The benefits and costs of standardization
Employment growth of the same occupations in regulated and unregulated states
Major findings
Public policy implications.
Appendix A : Criteria for regulating occupations for legislators and a questionnaire for occupations seeking regulation in Minnesota
Appendix B : Data sources
Appendix C : Occupations analyzed in the United States using multivariate techniques
References
The author
Index
About the Institute.
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ISBN
0880992840 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
9780880992848 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0880992859 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
9780880992855 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
Tech. report no.
NPT 5/2007
LCCN
2005028269
OCLC
61757986
International Article Number
9780880992848
9780880992855
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