While licensing is more prevalent in high-income professions such as healthcare and law, it is common in many middle- and lower-income professions as well. Among middle- and lower-income occupations with [...]
In most occupations, licensing is associated with lower unemployment rates, even after adjusting for observable worker differences. Another way to describe this result is that unlicensed workers bear a greater [...]
The [Current Population Survey] data augment knowledge of the extent and patterns of licensure, complementing previous efforts at measurement. The most commonly cited previous metrics of occupational licensure are the [...]
State licensing schemes that mandate criminal background checks theoretically aim to protect health and safety. Inquiries into convictions that are directly related to the occupation—an elder-abuse conviction for long-term care [...]