Occupational Licensing and the Public Interest
Occupational licensing has been justifiable in the view of legislatures on the grounds that it protects the public interest; often, however, it is the producers of the good or service [...]
Occupational Restrictions and the Quality of Service Received: Some Evidence
This study is the first broad exploratory empirical investigation on the effect on the received quality of service from state licensed occupations. It sought to answer purely factual questions about [...]
An Economic Analysis of Taxicab Regulation
The principal conclusion of this report is that no persuasive economic rationale is available for some of the most important regulations. Restrictions on the total number of firms and vehicles [...]
Physician Licensure Legislation and the Quality of Medical Care
To summarize, the empirical tests used in this study have found no support for the contention that physicians were initially regulated at the behest of the general population. Rather, empirical [...]
Investment, Moral Hazard, and Occupational Licensing
I analyse occupational licensing as an input regulation that requires minimum levels of human capital investment by professionals. By raising professionals' training levels, licensing helps alleviate moral hazard problems associated [...]
Do Tougher Licensing Provisions Limit Occupational Entry? The Case of Dentistry
The effect of licensing as a mechanism to control entry into occupations has been a neglected area of both regulation and labor market research. This study examines the role of [...]
Does Regulation Affect Economic Outcomes?: The Case of Dentistry
This study examines the role of variations in occupational licensing policies and practices in improving the outputs of services provided to consumers, and the effect of restrictive regulations on the [...]
The Costs and Benefits of Occupational Regulation
This paper examines the costs and benefits of occupational regulation. Over 800 occupations arc licensed by at least one of the fifty states. When properly designed and administered, occupational licensing [...]
Occupational Licensing: Scant Treatment in Labor Texts
According to the Council of State Governments, more than 800 occupations are subject to licensing requirements in at least one state. It is, therefore, not surprising that a 2006 Gallup [...]
Recruitment Restrictions and Labor Markets: Evidence from the Postbellum U.S. South
This article studies the effect of recruitment restrictions on mobility and wages in the postbellum U.S. South. I estimate the effects of criminal fines charged for “enticement” (recruiting workers already [...]