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1. Introduction and overview : Further comparisons of unions and occupational licensing ; Developing stages of occupational regulation ; Focus of the book

2. An initial stage of regulation: interior designers : Why license interior designers? ; Historical evolution of the occupation of interior design ; Regulation of interior designers in Minnesota: a case study ; Issues of health and safety ; Analyzing interior designers ; Developing estimates on the influence of the regulation of interior designers ; Estimates of the influence of regulation on wages and employment ; Determinants of the passage of laws regulating interior designers ; Preliminary evidence on the health and safety of consumers

3. The rise, fall, and regulation of mortgage brokers : Understanding the industry and occupation ; Rationale for the regulation of mortgage brokers ; Measuring the influence of occupational regulation on mortgage brokers ; Estimating relationships ; Estimates of labor market variables ; Does broker regulation influence financial outcomes for consumers? ; Further probing of regulation and financial outcomes for consumers ; Illustrations of the politics of enhancing higher bonding requirements

4. Occupational regulation of child care services : Government regulation and the child care industry ; Overview of the history of day care and regulations in the United States ; Child care regulation and child care education quality ; The potential influence of child care regulation on price, supply, and demand ; Empirical analysis of early childhood regulation ; Child care regulations ; Labor market data ; Influence of regulation on wage determination ; Regulation and enrollment in preschool programs ; Academic performance outcomes ; Estimates of the influence of regulation

5. Of life, limbs, and licensing: electricians and plumbers : Public policy approaches to occupational health and safety ; Theories of the effects of regulation on wages and safety ; Data on licensing statutes, wage determination, and health and safety ; Implementing the health and safety models with licensing regulations

6. Battles among universally licensed occupations : A brief history of the evolution of the regulation of dentists and dental hygienists ; A model of dental services production ; Can regulation result in conditions consistent with monopsony in the labor market? ; How to measure dental hygiene professional practices ; Labor market analysis for dentists and hygienists with occupational licensing regulations

7. Lessons from studies on the stages of occupational regulation : Overarching findings ; Influence on the quality of the service ; When do regulations really bite? ; Are licensing requirements complements or substitutes for unionization? ; Policy perspectives ; Prospects for further research

Appendices : A. Details of the characteristics of preschool center-based and family-based regulation variables and index composition ; B. Adoption of occupational regulations by state statute for electricians ; C. Data developed from the American Community Survey (ACS) ; D. Statutory right to an occupation ; E. Data sources used in this volume.

Occupations > Licenses > United States.

Professions > Licenses > United States.

Trade regulation > United States.

Labor market > United States.