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	==Links==		==Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:Occupational licensing\|Occupational licensing]] on Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:Occupational licensing\|Occupational licensing]] on Wikipedia
			* [http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/does-occupational-licensing-protect-consumers Does Occupational Licensing Protect Consumers?] by John Hood, November 1992
			* [http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/government-licensing-the-enemy-of-employment Government Licensing: The Enemy of Employment] by Steven Yates, July 1996
			* [http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/occupational-licensing Occupational Licensing] by Dirk Yandell, January 1985
			* [http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/the-costs-of-occupational-licensing The Costs of Occupational Licensing] by Dennis Bechara, April 1979
			* [http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/the-government-licensing-scam The Government Licensing Scam] by P. Gardner Goldsmith, April 2006
	* [http://www.nber.org/chapters/c0601.pdf The Economics of Occupational Licensing] (pdf) by Simon Rottenberg, 1962		* [http://www.nber.org/chapters/c0601.pdf The Economics of Occupational Licensing] (pdf) by Simon Rottenberg, 1962

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	==Effects of occupational licensing==		==Effects of occupational licensing==
			{{See also\|Regulatory capture}}
	According to Morris Kleiner:		According to Morris Kleiner:
	"Occupational licensing has either no impact or even a negative impact on the quality of services provided to customers by members of the regulated occupation. Additionally, as occupations become licensed, members of regulated occupations see their earnings go up."<ref name="McGrath_Primer">Lee McGrath. [http://www.instituteforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2057&Itemid=165 "A Primer on Occupational Licensing With Professor Morris Kleiner"], ''Institute for Justice'', April 2008. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>		"Occupational licensing has either no impact or even a negative impact on the quality of services provided to customers by members of the regulated occupation. Additionally, as occupations become licensed, members of regulated occupations see their earnings go up."<ref name="McGrath_Primer">Lee McGrath. [http://www.instituteforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2057&Itemid=165 "A Primer on Occupational Licensing With Professor Morris Kleiner"], ''Institute for Justice'', April 2008. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>
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	Occupational licensing was a problem in 1776 when [[Adam Smith]] wrote in ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'':		Occupational licensing was a problem in 1776 when [[Adam Smith]] wrote in ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'':
	"The [[property]] which every man has in his own [[labor\|labour]], as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour is a plain violation of this most sacred property."<ref name="Smith_Wealth">Adam Smith. [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_I/Chapter_10 "The Wealth of Nations"], Book I, Chapter 10. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>		"The [[property]] which every man has in his own [[labor\|labour]], as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour is a plain violation of this most sacred property."<ref name="Smith_Wealth">Adam Smith. [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_I/Chapter_10 "The Wealth of Nations"], Book I, Chapter 10. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>

	~~According to Wikipedia:~~
	"[[Regulatory capture]] occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead acts in favor of the commercial or special interests that dominate in the industry or sector it is charged with regulating."{{Fact\|Let's make our own page about Regulatory capture and not quote Wikipedia.}}
	~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture Wikipedia article on Regulatory Capture]~~

	[[Mises Institute]] scholar [[Michael Rozeff]] states:		[[Mises Institute]] scholar [[Michael Rozeff]] states:

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	==~~External links~~==		==Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:Occupational licensing\|Occupational licensing]] on Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:Occupational licensing\|Occupational licensing]] on Wikipedia
	* [http://www.nber.org/chapters/c0601.pdf The Economics of Occupational Licensing] (pdf) by Simon Rottenberg, 1962		* [http://www.nber.org/chapters/c0601.pdf The Economics of Occupational Licensing] (pdf) by Simon Rottenberg, 1962

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	'''Occupational licensing''' is the process of obtaining permission from a government to practice a profession or trade. According to S. David Young, "today at least a fifth, and perhaps as much as a third, of the work force is directly affected by licensing laws" in the [[United States]].		{{Stub}}
	[http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/OccupationalLicensing.html Library of Economics and Liberty ~~article on occupational licensing]~~		'''Occupational licensing''' is the process of obtaining permission from a government to practice a profession or trade. According to S. David Young, "today at least a fifth, and perhaps as much as a third, of the work force is directly affected by licensing laws" in the [[United States]]. <ref name="Young_Occupational">S. David Young. [http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/OccupationalLicensing.html "Occupational Licensing"], ''Library of Economics and Liberty''. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>

	According to Morris Kleiner:		==Effects of occupational licensing==
	"Occupational licensing has either no impact or even a negative impact on the quality of services provided to customers by members of the regulated occupation. Additionally, as occupations become licensed, members of regulated occupations see their earnings go up."		According to Morris Kleiner:
	[http://www.instituteforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2057&Itemid=165 A Primer on Occupational Licensing ~~from the~~ Institute for Justice]		"Occupational licensing has either no impact or even a negative impact on the quality of services provided to customers by members of the regulated occupation. Additionally, as occupations become licensed, members of regulated occupations see their earnings go up."<ref name="McGrath_Primer">Lee McGrath. [http://www.instituteforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2057&Itemid=165 "A Primer on Occupational Licensing With Professor Morris Kleiner"], ''Institute for Justice'', April 2008. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>

	Occupational licensing was a problem in 1776 when [[Adam Smith]] wrote in ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'':		Occupational licensing was a problem in 1776 when [[Adam Smith]] wrote in ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'':
	"The [[property]] which every man has in his own [[labor\|labour]], as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour is a plain violation of this most sacred property."		"The [[property]] which every man has in his own [[labor\|labour]], as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour is a plain violation of this most sacred property."<ref name="Smith_Wealth">Adam Smith. [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_I/Chapter_10 "The Wealth of Nations"], Book I, Chapter 10. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>
	''[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_I/Chapter_10 The Wealth of Nations]''

	According to Wikipedia:		According to Wikipedia:
	"Regulatory capture occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead acts in favor of the commercial or special interests that dominate in the industry or sector it is charged with regulating."		"[[Regulatory capture]] occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead acts in favor of the commercial or special interests that dominate in the industry or sector it is charged with regulating."{{Fact\|Let's make our own page about Regulatory capture and not quote Wikipedia.}}
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture Wikipedia article on Regulatory Capture]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture Wikipedia article on Regulatory Capture]

	[[Mises Institute]] scholar Michael Rozeff states:		[[Mises Institute]] scholar [[Michael Rozeff]] states:
	"In the shorter term, the interest groups use the [[state]] against the public. In the longer term, the state and its bureaucrats rule the roost. In the end, the government bureaucracies expand."		"In the shorter term, the interest groups use the [[state]] against the public. In the longer term, the state and its bureaucrats rule the roost. In the end, the government bureaucracies expand."<ref name="Rozeff_Captures">Michael Rozeff. [http://mises.org/daily/2320 "Who Captures Whom? The Case of Regulation"], ''Mises Daily'', September 28, 2006. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>
	[http://mises.org/daily/2320 Who Captures Whom? The Case of Regulation]

	According to Morris M. Kleiner and Alan B. Krueger:		According to Morris M. Kleiner and Alan B. Krueger:
	"During the early 1950s, less than 5 percent of the U.S. work force was covered by licensing laws at the state level. That grew to almost 18 percent by the 1980s—with an even larger number if federal, city and county occupational licensing is included. By 2000, the percent of the workforce in occupations licensed by states was at least 20 percent.		"During the early 1950s, less than 5 percent of the U.S. work force was covered by licensing laws at the state level. That grew to almost 18 percent by the 1980s—with an even larger number if federal, city and county occupational licensing is included. By 2000, the percent of the workforce in occupations licensed by states was at least 20 percent.<ref name="Kleiner_Prevalence">Morris M. Kleiner, Alan B. Krueger. [http://ftp.iza.org/dp3675.pdf "The Prevalence and Effects of Occupational Licensing"] (pdf), August 2008. Referenced 2010-11-29.</ref>
	[http://ftp.iza.org/dp3675.pdf The Prevalence and Effects of Occupational Licensing]
			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			* [[Wikipedia:Occupational licensing\|Occupational licensing]] on Wikipedia
			* [http://www.nber.org/chapters/c0601.pdf The Economics of Occupational Licensing] (pdf) by Simon Rottenberg, 1962

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	"During the early 1950s, less than 5 percent of the U.S. work force was covered by licensing laws at the state level. That grew to almost 18 percent by the 1980s—with an even larger number if federal, city and county occupational licensing is included. By 2000, the percent of the workforce in occupations licensed by states was at least 20 percent.		"During the early 1950s, less than 5 percent of the U.S. work force was covered by licensing laws at the state level. That grew to almost 18 percent by the 1980s—with an even larger number if federal, city and county occupational licensing is included. By 2000, the percent of the workforce in occupations licensed by states was at least 20 percent.
	[http://ftp.iza.org/dp3675.pdf The Prevalence and Effects of Occupational Licensing]		[http://ftp.iza.org/dp3675.pdf The Prevalence and Effects of Occupational Licensing]

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	"Occupational licensing has either no impact or even a negative impact on the quality of services provided to customers by members of the regulated occupation. Additionally, as occupations become licensed, members of regulated occupations see their earnings go up."		"Occupational licensing has either no impact or even a negative impact on the quality of services provided to customers by members of the regulated occupation. Additionally, as occupations become licensed, members of regulated occupations see their earnings go up."
	[http://www.instituteforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2057&Itemid=165 A Primer on Occupational Licensing from the Institute for Justice]		[http://www.instituteforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2057&Itemid=165 A Primer on Occupational Licensing from the Institute for Justice]

			Occupational licensing was a problem in 1776 when Adam Smith wrote, "The Wealth of Nations":
			"The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour is a plain violation of this most sacred property."
			[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_I/Chapter_10 The Wealth of Nations]

	According to Wikipedia:		According to Wikipedia:

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	"In the shorter term, the interest groups use the state against the public. In the longer term, the state and its bureaucrats rule the roost. In the end, the government bureaucracies expand."		"In the shorter term, the interest groups use the state against the public. In the longer term, the state and its bureaucrats rule the roost. In the end, the government bureaucracies expand."
	[http://mises.org/daily/2320 Who Captures Whom? The Case of Regulation]		[http://mises.org/daily/2320 Who Captures Whom? The Case of Regulation]

			According to Morris M. Kleiner and Alan B. Krueger:
			"During the early 1950s, less than 5 percent of the U.S. work force was covered by licensing laws at the state level. That grew to almost 18 percent by the 1980s—with an even larger number if federal, city and county occupational licensing is included. By 2000, the percent of the workforce in occupations licensed by states was at least 20 percent.
			[http://ftp.iza.org/dp3675.pdf The Prevalence and Effects of Occupational Licensing]

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	"Regulatory capture occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead acts in favor of the commercial or special interests that dominate in the industry or sector it is charged with regulating."		"Regulatory capture occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead acts in favor of the commercial or special interests that dominate in the industry or sector it is charged with regulating."
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture Wikipedia article on Regulatory Capture]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture Wikipedia article on Regulatory Capture]

			Mises Institute scholar Michael Rozeff states:
			"In the shorter term, the interest groups use the state against the public. In the longer term, the state and its bureaucrats rule the roost. In the end, the government bureaucracies expand."
			[http://mises.org/daily/2320 Who Captures Whom? The Case of Regulation]

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	Occupational licensing is the process of obtaining permission from a government to practice a profession or trade. According to S. David Young, "today at least a fifth, and perhaps as much as a third, of the work force is directly affected by licensing laws" in the United States.		'''Occupational licensing''' is the process of obtaining permission from a government to practice a profession or trade. According to S. David Young, "today at least a fifth, and perhaps as much as a third, of the work force is directly affected by licensing laws" in the [[United States]].
	[http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/OccupationalLicensing.html Library of Economics and Liberty article on occupational licensing]		[http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/OccupationalLicensing.html Library of Economics and Liberty article on occupational licensing]

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	[http://www.instituteforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2057&Itemid=165 A Primer on Occupational Licensing from the Institute for Justice]		[http://www.instituteforjustice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2057&Itemid=165 A Primer on Occupational Licensing from the Institute for Justice]

	Occupational licensing was a problem in 1776 when Adam Smith wrote~~, "~~The Wealth of Nations":		Occupational licensing was a problem in 1776 when [[Adam Smith]] wrote in ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'':
	"The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour is a plain violation of this most sacred property."		"The [[property]] which every man has in his own [[labor\|labour]], as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour is a plain violation of this most sacred property."
	[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_I/Chapter_10 The Wealth of Nations]		''[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_I/Chapter_10 The Wealth of Nations]''

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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture Wikipedia article on Regulatory Capture]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture Wikipedia article on Regulatory Capture]

	Mises Institute scholar Michael Rozeff states:		[[Mises Institute]] scholar Michael Rozeff states:
	"In the shorter term, the interest groups use the state against the public. In the longer term, the state and its bureaucrats rule the roost. In the end, the government bureaucracies expand."		"In the shorter term, the interest groups use the [[state]] against the public. In the longer term, the state and its bureaucrats rule the roost. In the end, the government bureaucracies expand."
	[http://mises.org/daily/2320 Who Captures Whom? The Case of Regulation]		[http://mises.org/daily/2320 Who Captures Whom? The Case of Regulation]