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RedditUser91805 t1_j9z3glj wrote
Reply to comment by TinKicker in For marginal occupations licensed by U.S. states, the welfare costs of licensing exceeds the benefits, as workers have to expend resources to obtain the license and consumers pay higher prices. [The study looks at professions that require license in some states but not others]. by smurfyjenkins
A hundred times this
People don't realize that nearly a quarter of jobs in the US require occupational licenses (thank god, it's finally going down after decades of increases) because states have been progressively increasing the number of jobs that require licensure.
RedditUser91805 t1_j9z0us9 wrote
Reply to comment by phdoofus in For marginal occupations licensed by U.S. states, the welfare costs of licensing exceeds the benefits, as workers have to expend resources to obtain the license and consumers pay higher prices. [The study looks at professions that require license in some states but not others]. by smurfyjenkins
You can judge things by vibes, or you can judge things by evidence. The evidence doesn't indicate an improvement in safety or quality from licensing
RedditUser91805 t1_j5ih6du wrote
Reply to comment by BrotherM in [OC] Ethnic Russians in the Russian Federation, 2021 Census by greensino
That's an interesting bending of history. Please remind me, is the current year 1994?
RedditUser91805 t1_j5igly8 wrote
Reply to comment by Allgoodonesaretaken9 in [OC] Ethnic Russians in the Russian Federation, 2021 Census by greensino
Why are you presuming ethnic Russians want to be part of the Russian state? What type of blood and soil fascist apologia is this? This is the type of rhetoric and framing that gets immigrants all across the world attacked over accusations of dual loyalty.
RedditUser91805 t1_j5igh21 wrote
Inverse map of where Russia mobilized soldiers from
RedditUser91805 t1_iyxy7y4 wrote
Reply to comment by chouseva in [OC] Building permits (in housing units) per capita, by state (fix) by born_in_cyberspace
Per Capita isn't the right approach, but per household is also the wrong approach. Household size is effected by, well, the number of housing units. A state that has historically suppressed the number of housing units will have higher housing production per household than a state with equivalent population and housing production that historically hasn't suppressed housing units.
Adult population is a better approach
Personally, I'd measure change in housing stock relative relative to change in adult population (completions - demotions) / change in population 18+
RedditUser91805 t1_j9zmbna wrote
Reply to comment by ascandalia in For marginal occupations licensed by U.S. states, the welfare costs of licensing exceeds the benefits, as workers have to expend resources to obtain the license and consumers pay higher prices. [The study looks at professions that require license in some states but not others]. by smurfyjenkins
You inspired me to find out, so here are US states that do not require occupational licensing at the state level for:
Plumbers: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming
Electricians: Arizona, Florida, Illinois (except coal mine electricians), Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
Contractors: Florida, Louisiana, Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wyoming
Apparently Ontario de jure requires licenses, but hasn't been enforcing it, and therefore de facto doesn't.
Interesting!
More on topic, the data I had on mind but did not cite when I posted this comment was:
Kleiner, M. M., & Park, K. W. (2014, January). Life, limbs, and licensing: Occupational Regulation, wages ... Bureau of Labor statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2021, from https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2014/article/pdf/life-limbs-and-licensing.pdf.