Occupational Licensing: Scant Treatment in Labor Texts

E. Frank Stephenson and Erin E. Wendt ()
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Erin E. Wendt: Berry College

Econ Journal Watch, 2009, vol. 6, issue 2, pages 181-194

Abstract: We review the literature on occupational licensing and its importance as a labor market institution. We examine five labor economics texts and find that their coverage of occupational licensing is either scant or nonexistent. We speculate on why textbooks fail to treat the topic adequately.

Keywords: occupational licensing; labor economics; textbooks; barriers to entry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J44 A2 A22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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