The costs and potential benefits of occupational licensing: A case of real estate license reform
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Keywords
Occupational licensing; Employment; Quality; Real estate license; Labor supply;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
- L85 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Real Estate Services
- K25 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Real Estate Law
- K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
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