In this video clip, we asked Laura Ebke, Senior Fellow for Job Licensing with the Platte Institute, how licensing creates hurdles for entry into some occupations because of increased time and expense.
While some oversight and licensing will always be necessary, the fact that Iowa licenses more workers per capita than any other state should be of great concern. While ITR does not suggest eliminating all occupational licensing, we do encourage the legislature to create a system to review all existing licenses to determine if licensure is still needed, and if so, if the requirements are still appropriate (and competitive with other states) for the occupation.
