TY  - JOUR
AB  - 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.
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
SN  - 2045-2101
DO  - 10.1108/JEPP-D-18-00006
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JEPP-D-18-00006
AU  - Timmons Edward
AU  - Meehan Brian
AU  - Meehan Andrew
AU  - Hazenstab John
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Assessing growth in occupational licensing of low-income occupations: 1993-2012
T2  - Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 178
EP  - 218
Y2  - 2024/05/13
ER  -