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Mentioned in 5 episodes
The Licensing Racket
How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why
Book • 2025
The Licensing Racket delves into the inner workings of professional licensing boards, revealing how these boards often shield insiders from competition and ignore unethical practices.
Based on extensive interviews with board members and applicants, the book provides a detailed look at the mechanisms and implications of these licensing systems.
Based on extensive interviews with board members and applicants, the book provides a detailed look at the mechanisms and implications of these licensing systems.
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Mentioned in 5 episodes
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Stephen J. Dubner as a book about professional licensing, highlighting the issues with licensing boards.
Stephen J. Dubner as a book about professional licensing, highlighting the issues with licensing boards.
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621. Is Professional Licensing a Racket?
Mentioned by Stephen Dubner as a recently published book about professional licensing.
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620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?
Mentioned as the subject of the podcast discussion, exploring the complexities of professional licensing.
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, "The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong" (Harvard UP, 2025)
Mentioned by Andrew Keen as the subject of the podcast episode, discussing her new book on professional licensing.
Episode 2250 Rebecca Haw Allensworth on America's Cult of the Professional
