Stages of Occupational Regulation: Analysis of Case Studies - Softcover

Morris M. Kleiner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880994592 ISBN 13: 9780880994590

Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2013

Synopsis

Occupational regulation in the U.S. labor market is a growing phenomenon. As of 2008, nearly 40 percent of individuals in jobs had either a license or certification from some form of local, state, or federal government. Following up on the success of his previous volume, "Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition?", Morris M. Kleiner brings us a book that furthers our knowledge of the effects of occupational regulation by showing how varying stages of regulation impact those in the occupations, closely related occupational practitioners, and, ultimately, consumers through the quality and cost of services provided. The case studies Kleiner performs focus on seven occupations with varying levels of regulation. They are 1) interior designers, 2) mortgage brokers, 3) preschool teachers, 4) electricians, 5) plumbers, 6) dental hygienists, and 7) dentists.

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About the Author

Morris M. Kleiner is professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. He is also a research associate in labor studies with the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a visiting scholar in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Kleiner received a doctorate in economics from the University of Illinois.

Review

Occupational licensure as an interference in free markets gets less attention that its importance for both good and ill warrants. Morris Kleiner is our foremost expert on this important topic, and this book shares what he has learned. Whatever your policy instincts, this book provides important new insights. It is a great and valuable accomplishment. --Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University

[This] volume is a veritable theoretical and econometric tour de force. --Uwe E. Reinhardt, Princeton University in Econ Watch journal

'Stages of Occupational Regulation' makes an invaluable contribution in accounting for the genesis, nature and economic consequences of occupational regulation in the US and it does so in a thorough and engaging manner. . . . Overall, rich in original high-quality economic research presented in an approachable manner for non-specialist audiences, this book is a vital contribution to perhaps the most overlooked, yet prevalent labour market institution of our times. --Maria Koumenta, University of London in British journal of Industrial Relations

About this edition

• Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0880994592
• ISBN 13: 9780880994590
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 291