I think we should talk more about the clear success of software engineering as a high-skill profession with virtually no gatekeeping — why & how that’s working, etc.
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Uninformed theory: a combo of (a) software engineers are generally satisfied w/ their working conditions & salaries to the extent that they don't organize much & (b) software companies are powerful enough to prevent regulation & still careful to maintain (a) bc talent is so vital
Implicit seems to be the idea that unions (or similar organizations) are behind the drive for occupational licensing. Is that right? It seems plausible: such licensing is a barrier to entry which protects people already inside.
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My intuition, semi-informed, is that that's often the driver
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Also the companies that sell the licensing tests (including schools). My wife experienced this with Interior Design. Note that "unions" doesn't work as an explanation unless union members are grandfathered in.
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Econtalk has done two episodes this year on this (both sides of the argument): http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2018/03/beth_redbird_on.html …http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2007/01/bruce_yandle_on.html …
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Sorry, the second link was wrong:http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2018/01/dick_carpenter.html …
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