TY - UNPB
T1 - What the US and EU can Learn from China’s Occupational Licensing Reform
AU - Zhang, Tingting
AU - Lyu, Mengjing
AU - Timmons, Edward
PY - 2021/8/2
Y1 - 2021/8/2
N2 - Designing occupational regulations capable of balancing the need to protect consumers on the one hand with the need to minimize barriers to employment and entrepreneurship on the other has become a public policy priority in many countries, including China. In a State Council executive meeting on December 30, 2019, the Chinese Premier addressed this reality by announcing: “China will phase out all performance-based qualifications for skilled personnel and pursue an occupational skill ranking system to train market-oriented skilled workers.” As the US, EU, and other developed nations reconsider occupational licensing there are important takeaways from the Chinese experience.
AB - Designing occupational regulations capable of balancing the need to protect consumers on the one hand with the need to minimize barriers to employment and entrepreneurship on the other has become a public policy priority in many countries, including China. In a State Council executive meeting on December 30, 2019, the Chinese Premier addressed this reality by announcing: “China will phase out all performance-based qualifications for skilled personnel and pursue an occupational skill ranking system to train market-oriented skilled workers.” As the US, EU, and other developed nations reconsider occupational licensing there are important takeaways from the Chinese experience.
KW - occupational licensing
KW - comparative economics
U2 - 10.2139/ssrn.3894356
DO - 10.2139/ssrn.3894356
M3 - Working paper
BT - What the US and EU can Learn from China’s Occupational Licensing Reform
ER -