Analysis of the licensing requirements in the barbering profession in the United States. Economic impacts of effective occupational licensing; Effects of barber licensing on the supply of barbers; Changes in licensing provision. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Since 1988 Ontario has had the most comprehensive comparable-worth or "pay-equity" policy in North America, if not the world. Ontario's Pay Equity Act is proactive rather than merely complaints-based and covers nearly all employers in the private as well as public sectors. In this paper we...