Re-licensing requirements for professionals that move across borders are widespread. In this paper, we measure the …-training assignment rule used by the Israel Ministry of Health provides an exogenous source of variation in re-licensing outcomes … to occupational entry restrictions and negative selection into licensing status. We develop a model of optimal license …

Re-licensing requirements for professionals that move across borders are widespread. In this paper, we measure the …-training assignment rule used by the Israel Ministry of Health provides an exogenous source of variation in re-licensing outcomes … to occupational entry restrictions and negative selection into licensing status. We develop a model of optimal license …

Re-licensing requirements for professionals that move across borders are widespread. In this paper, we measure the …-training assignment rule used by the Israel Ministry of Health provides an exogenous source of variation in re-licensing outcomes … to occupational entry restrictions and negative selection into licensing status. We develop a model of optimal license …

Re-licensing requirements for professionals that move across borders are widespread. In this Paper, we measure the …-training assignment rule used by the Israel Ministry of Health pro- ides an exogenous source of variation in re-licensing outcomes … due to occupational entry restrictions and negative selection into licensing status. We develop a model of optimal license …

We study how licensing, certification and unionisation affect the wages of natives and migrants and their … institutions confer significant wage premia to native workers (3.9, 1.6, and 2.7 log points for licensing, certification, and … more intense screening of migrants by licensing institutions than by certification and unionization. …

We study how licensing, certification and unionisation affect the wages of natives and migrants and their … institutions confer significant wage premia to native workers (3.9, 1.6, and 2.7 log points for licensing, certification, and … more intense screening of migrants by licensing institutions than by certification and unionization. …

We examine the ability of immigrants to transfer the occupational human capital they acquired prior to immigration. We … less intently on manual skills. Following immigration, they find initial employment in occupations that require the …

Re-licensing requirements for professionals that move across borders are widespread. In this paper, we measure the … effects of occupational licensing by exploiting an immigrant physician re-training assignment rule. Instrumental variables and … licensing status. We also develop a model of optimal license acquisition which, together with the empirical results, suggests …