Occupational regulation and its impact
This review deepens our understanding of one of a range of policy levers, or best market solutions, designed to encourage employers to train on a collective basis (Collective Measures).
Occupational regulation in the UK has been a sorely under-researched area and this work, conducted by the National Institute of Social and Economic Research, introduces a sophisticated conceptual definition of occupational regulation. This allows the different forms of occupational regulation, currently implemented in the UK, to be comprehensively mapped and estimates on its prevalence and impact to be made. The project also explores the economic theory of occupational regulation, via an examination of existing literature, and presents existing evidence on the nature and impact of occupational regulation from the UK and further afield.
