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Entry Barriers and the Labor Market Outcomes of Incumbent Workers: Evidence from a Deregulation Reform in the German Crafts Sector

Lergetporer, Philipp; Ruhose, Jens; Simon, Lisa - 2018

We study the labor market outcomes of a deregulation reform in Germany that removed licensing requirements to become self-employed in some occupations. Using longitudinal social security data, we implement a matched difference-in-differences design with entropy balancing to account for...

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Regulatory barriers and entry in developing economies

Bennett, John; Estrin, Saul - 2006

We model entry by entrepreneurs into new markets in developing economies with regulatory barriers in the form of licence fees and bureaucratic delay. Because laissez faire leads to 'excessive' entry, a licence fee can increase welfare by discouraging entry. However, in the presence of a licence...

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African Americansà pursuit of self-employment

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy - 2007

classification of firms by human- and financial-capital intensiveness, or entry barriers, we find, is useful for explaining racial …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268143

Transitions to entrepreneurship and industry-specific barriers

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy; Parker, Simon C. - 2011

Drivers of entrepreneurial entry are investigated in this study by examining how entry into small-business ownership is shaped by industry-specific constraints. The human- and financial-capital endowments of potential entrepreneurs entering firms in various industries are shown to differ...

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Transitions to Entrepreneurship and Industry-Specific Barriers

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy; Parker, Simon C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

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Regulatory Barriers and Entry in Developing Economies

Bennett, John; Estrin, Saul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

We model entry by entrepreneurs into new markets in developing economies with regulatory barriers in the form of licence fees and bureaucratic delay. Because laissez faire leads to ‘excessive’ entry, a licence fee can increase welfare by discouraging entry. However, in the presence of a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822475

African Americans’ Pursuit of Self-Employment

Lofstrom, Magnus; bates, timothy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

classification of firms by human- and financial-capital "intensiveness", or entry barriers, we find, is useful for explaining racial …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763894

Gender and competition: Evidence from jumping competitions

Böheim, René; Lackner, Mario - 2013

pole vault competitions. We estimate if female athletes use risky strategies as often as male athletes and whether or not …

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Bonus culture: Competitive pay, screening, and multitasking

Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - 2013

perfect competition, the resulting efficiency loss can be much larger than that imposed by a single firm or principal, who …This paper analyzes the impact of labor market competition and skill-biased technical change on the structure of … compensation. The model combines multitasking and screening, embedded into a Hotelling-like framework. Competition for the most …

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When Banana Import Restrictions Lead to Exports: A Tale of Cyclones and Quarantine Policies

Ko, Chia Chiun; Frijters, Paul - 2014

This paper examines the welfare loss of import restrictions on bananas in Australia and whether the import restrictions have turned into a particular form of export promotion. We set up a model in which there is free domestic entry, with banana producers accepting losses in normal years, off-set...

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