Assessing growth in occupational licensing of low-income occupations: 1993-2012
Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
ISSN: 2045-2101
Article publication date: 17 May 2018
Issue publication date: 28 June 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to document the changes in low- and moderate-income occupational licensing over time.
Design/methodology/approach
Using US state level data, the authors document the rise in occupational licensing for low- and moderate-income occupations over the 1993-2012 period.
Findings
States averaged 32 additional low- and moderate-income occupations licensed over this period. Louisiana added the most licenses with 59 new licenses for these occupations, while Oklahoma and Kentucky only added 15 licenses for these low- and moderate-income occupations.
Originality/value
These data have not been documented before and should provide useful for future research into occupational licensing.
Keywords
Citation
Timmons, E., Meehan, B., Meehan, A. and Hazenstab, J. (2018), "Assessing growth in occupational licensing of low-income occupations: 1993-2012", Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 178-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEPP-D-18-00006
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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