My newsletter this week explores the effects of occupational licensing on the safety and quality, giving several reasons why the research literature has found those effects are unclear:
- Different states, different perception of safety needs.
- Hurdles keep out innovators.
- Codifying “the box.”
- Grandfather clauses.
- Club mentality.
Click the link above for an explanation of those headings. Here is how North Carolina compares with surrounding states with respect to licensure:
