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W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

2006

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Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality Or Restricting Competition?, Morris M. Kleiner Feb 2006

Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality Or Restricting Competition?, Morris M. Kleiner

Upjohn Press

This book reveals the impacts of occupational licensing on the economies of the United States and several EU countries. Kleiner provides a thorough examination of the costs and benefits of occupational licensing (OL). He offers an explanation for the growth of OL, defines the winners and losers in terms of earnings and the quality of services provided by licensees, compares the differing labor market and price impacts of OL in the United States and Europe, provides evidence on the overall net impacts of OL for society, and offers policy alternatives to OL.


The Working Life: The Labor Market For Workers In Low-Skilled Jobs, Nan L. Maxwell Jan 2006

The Working Life: The Labor Market For Workers In Low-Skilled Jobs, Nan L. Maxwell

Upjohn Press

Maxwell presents the results of a survey of 405 employers, which queried them about jobs requiring no more than a high school education and no more than one year of work experience. These data allow her to establish the link between skills and low-skilled jobs and to reveal the current state of the labor market facing low-skilled workers. The data also highlights the knowledge and skills that employers require in low-skilled jobs and the abilities that individuals who apply for those jobs bring to the table.


Regulating Occupations: Quality Or Monopoly?, Morris M. Kleiner Jan 2006

Regulating Occupations: Quality Or Monopoly?, Morris M. Kleiner

Employment Research Newsletter

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