The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

26. Is Professional Licensing a Racket?

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club ›

55:15 | Feb 7th

Licensing began with medicine and law; now it extends to 20 percent of the U.S. workforce, including hair stylists and auctioneers. In a new book, the legal scholar Rebecca Allensworth calls licensing...Show More



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