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On The History of Occupational Licensing in the U.S.
FromThe Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Podcast
On The History of Occupational Licensing in the U.S.
FromThe Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Podcast
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Morris Kleiner, the AFL-CIO Chair in Labor Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and arguably the world's leading authority on occupational licensing, joins the podcast to discuss how he became an economist, the origins of occupational licensing in the 19th and 20th centuries, how since WW2 it's become a major barrier to economic opportunity in the U.S., and how there is some hope for a growing tide of policy initiatives in the early 21st century seeking to relax occupational licensing regulations.
Released:
Jan 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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