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Occupational licensing

Occupational licensing, also called licensure, is a form of government regulation requiring a license to pursue a particular profession or vocation for compensation. It is related to occupational closure. The often stated rationale is that licensing ensures that professions provide a minimum quality standard while the drawback is that licensing leads to…

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Occupational licensing

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related to External links · 27
Occupational licensing → April, Bad, Competition, Dane, David, Economics, George Mason University, How, Innovation, Liberty, Low-Income Workers, March, New Guild Mentality Thwarts, October, Professional Licensing, Progressive Policy Institute, Reinhardt, Rugy, Stangler, The Concise Encyclopedia
related to Further reading · 23
Occupational licensing → Analysis, Anatomy, Capitalism, Case Studies, Chicago Press, Date, Ensuring Quality, Freedom, Friedman, Guild-Ridden Labor Markets, Introduction, ISBN, Kleiner, Licensing Occupations, Milton, Morris, Occupational Licensure, Occupational Regulation, Overview, Restricting Competition
has impact · 18
Occupational licensing → Because, European Union, For, For Germany, However, In, It, Kleiner, Krueger, Kudrle, Low-income, Meister, Specifically, The, This, Using, While, Without
related to European Union · 17
Occupational licensing → Denmark, Directive, EC, EU, European Commission, European Union, Germany, Health, In, Member States, Proportionality Directive, Regulated Professions Database, Research, Social Work, The, The European Commission, This
related to Private and market-based alternatives · 13
Occupational licensing → In, Independent, Insurers, Markets, Online, Private, Professionals, Reputation, Research, These, They, Third-party, Voluntary
related to Economic theory · 8
Occupational licensing → Assuming, For, In, Introducing, One, Since, The, Within
related to United States · 4
Occupational licensing → By, In, The, United States
has effect · 1
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the American Medical Association were explicitly set up to restrict the number of practitionersinstance ofOrganizations0.80text
information technologyinstance ofThey are widely used in fields0.80text
project managementinstance ofThey are widely used in fields0.80text
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consumer reviewsinstance ofThey are widely used in fields0.80text
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Occupational licensinghas impactKleiner0.60section
Occupational licensinghas impactKrueger0.60section
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