A Welfare Analysis of Occupational Licensing in U.S. States
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JEL classification:
- H0 - Public Economics - - General
- J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
- J78 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Public Policy (including comparable worth)
- K0 - Law and Economics - - General
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- NEP-LMA-2019-10-28 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, & Wages)
- NEP-PBE-2019-10-28 (Public Economics)
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