Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2024-06 Examining the Macroeconomic Costs of Occupational Entry Regulations

Contents

• Little is known about the economic costs of OER in Australia
• OER have costs and benefits
• Measuring the stringency of OER
• Documenting the stringency of OER across jurisdictions
• Examining the effects of OER
• Conclusion and further work
• References
• Copyright and disclaimer notices
• Appendix A: Top 100 most common occupations in New South Wales
• Appendix B: NSW Treasury Scoring Index

The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of NSW Treasury or the Reserve Bank of Australia. Any errors are our own.

We are grateful to Dan Andrews, Andrew Barker, Tom Carr and Anthony Rush for helpful comments and suggestions. We acknowledge important contributions from John Dundas for editorial and publication assistance.