Rebecca Allensworth, The Licensing Racket: Regulation, Prosperity and Justice
The Vanderbilt Law Professor discusses her recent book The Licensing Racket. Sponsored by the Political Economy Project
Occupational licensing boards are designed to ensure standards of hygiene, competency, and professional ethics.Too often, they protect insiders from competition and give cronyistic treatment to unethical conduct. And, they have expanded enormously in recent decades, greatly enlarging their footprint on the American economy. What is the best way forward on occupational licensing? Free copies of her book for the first 20 undergraduate students in attendance.
