Market Intervention by the Courts: The Economics of Occupational Boundary-Setting

Abstract

[Excerpt] Market intervention by the courts may take many forms and may occur in a variety of contexts. Sometimes even the most obscure types of judicial decisions can exert a significant impact on the efficiency of exchange (i.e., the price-quality equilibrium) in the market. Consequently, one criterion for evaluating legal precedent is its impact, if any, on the efficiency of exchange in the market.