This paper examines the impact of the deregulation of compulsory industrial licensing in India on firm-size dynamics …

This study examines the extent and influence of occupational licensing in the U.S. using a specially designed national … labor force survey. Specifically, we provide new ways of measuring occupational licensing and consider what types of … licensing is associated with about 14 percent higher wages, but the effect of governmental certification on pay is much smaller …

We study the effects of occupational licensing on consumer choices and market outcomes in a large online platform for … the causal effects of licensing information on consumer choices. We find that the platform-verified licensing status of a … licensing on aggregate market outcomes on the platform. Our results show that more stringent licensing regulations are …

This study provides the first nation-wide analysis of the labor market implications of occupational licensing for the U … rely on state-level occupational licensing data. Workers who have higher levels of education are more likely to work in … nonunion or private sector employees. Our multivariate estimates suggest that licensing has about the same quantitative impact …

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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 …

Occupational licensing laws have been relaxed in a large number of U.S. states to give nurse practitioners the ability … infant mortality rates or malpractice premiums. Overall, our results suggest that these more restrictive state licensing …