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来源类型 | Working Paper |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | 10.3386/w26383 |
来源ID | Working Paper 26383 |
A Welfare Analysis of Occupational Licensing in U.S. States | |
Morris M. Kleiner; Evan J. Soltas | |
发表日期 | 2019-10-21 |
出版年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | We assess the welfare consequences of occupational licensing for workers and consumers. We estimate a model of labor market equilibrium in which licensing restricts labor supply but also affects labor demand via worker quality and selection. On the margin of occupations licensed differently between U.S. states, we find that licensing raises wages and hours but reduces employment. We estimate an average welfare loss of 12 percent of occupational surplus. Workers and consumers respectively bear 70 and 30 percent of the incidence. Higher willingness to pay offsets 80 percent of higher prices for consumers, and higher wages compensate workers for 60 percent of the cost of mandated investment in occupation-specific human capital. |
主题 | Public Economics ; Labor Economics ; Labor Market Structures ; Labor Discrimination ; Other ; Law and Economics |
URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w26383 |
来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/584057 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Morris M. Kleiner,Evan J. Soltas. A Welfare Analysis of Occupational Licensing in U.S. States. 2019. |
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