support rules that set high qualifications for certain jobs: academic training, certificates or licenses,

or experience. When these qualifications are made tougher, the number of qualified workers will

decrease at any given wage. On the other hand, the government may also subsidize training or even

reduce the required level of qualifications. For example, government might offer subsidies for

Government

nursing schools or nursing students. Such provisions would shift the supply curve of nurses to the

Policies

right. In addition, government policies that change the relative desirability of working versus not

working also affect the labor supply. These include unemployment benefits, maternity leave, child

care benefits, and welfare policy. For example, child care benefits may increase the labor supply of

working mothers. Long term unemployment benefits may discourage job searching for unemployed
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