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Matthew Lau: Europhile Carney should cut licensing to European levels

The more a country requires occupational licenses, the slower it grows. Surprisingly, a new study suggests Europe outsmarts us that way

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Mark Carney has called Canada “the most European of non-European countries.” Is being more European good or bad? A new study suggests at least one area — occupational licensing — where Canadian politicians should learn from Europe and not require so many workers to get government permission to practice their professions. The study, published by Jonathan S. Hartley of Stanford University and Morris M. Kleiner of the University of Minnesota, shows occupational licensing is heavier in Canada than in much of Europe and that licensing is associated with a wide range of negative outcomes.

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