The Undertaker’s Cut: Challenging the Rational Basis for Casket Licensure
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Keywords
casket licensure; occupational licensing; rational basis test; Powers v. Harris;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
- K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
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