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The de-licensing of occupations in the United States

Monthly Labor Review, 2015-05, Vol.138 (5), p.1C

2015 United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics ;COPYRIGHT 2015 Superintendent of Documents ;COPYRIGHT 2015 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ;Copyright Superintendent of Documents May 2015 ;ISSN: 0098-1818 ;EISSN: 1937-4658 ;CODEN: MLARAO

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Title:
The de-licensing of occupations in the United States
Author: Thornton, Robert J. ; Timmons, Edward J.
Subjects: Administrative agencies ; Analysis ; Annual reports ; Barbers ; Commercial regulation ; Committees ; Cosmetology ; Deregulation ; Directors ; Economic regulation ; Educational Attainment ; Eggs ; Elections ; Funerals ; Government regulation ; Hair braiding ; Impact analysis ; Interior design ; Labor market ; Laws, regulations and rules ; Legislatures ; Licenses ; Licensing ; Occupational licensing ; Occupations ; Professional licensing ; Regulatory legislation ; State Agencies ; State laws ; Studies ; Unions
Is Part Of: Monthly Labor Review, 2015-05, Vol.138 (5), p.1C
Description: Occupational licensing directly affects nearly 30 percent of U.S. workers today and continues to grow in density and scope. In this article, we identify and analyze those rare instances when occupational licensing laws have been eliminated—what we refer to as “de-licensing.” We also discuss recent examples in which courts decided to limit the scope of occupational licensing laws, and we analyze recent efforts (almost uniformly unsuccessful) of a few states to de-license groups of occupations. The reason proposed for most of these efforts is that excessive levels of licensing have hindered job creation, especially for people with lower levels of education. We argue that the paucity of successful delicensing efforts is due to intense lobbying by associations of licensed professionals as well as the high costs of sunset reviews by state agencies charged with the periodic review of licensing and its possible termination.
Publisher: Washington: United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0098-1818
EISSN: 1937-4658
CODEN: MLARAO
Source: U.S. Government Documents
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The de-licensing of occupations in the United States

2015 United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics ;COPYRIGHT 2015 Superintendent of Documents ;COPYRIGHT 2015 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ;Copyright Superintendent of Documents May 2015 ;ISSN: 0098-1818 ;EISSN: 1937-4658 ;CODEN: MLARAO

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