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Freie Universität Bozen

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Kontakt Sabine Zanin
SchoolofEconomics@unibz.it

22 Feb 2018 12:30-13:30

Occupational Licensing, Labor Mobility, and the Unfairness of Entry Standards

Mario Pagliero, Università Torino

Standort Room BZ E4.22, Universitätsplatz 1 - Piazza Università, 1, 39100 Bozen-Bolzano

Dienststellen Press and Events

Kontakt Sabine Zanin
SchoolofEconomics@unibz.it

short abstract: 

We empirically study a labor market in which a district specific entry (licensing) examination is coupled with labor mobility across districts. Our analysis exploits a change in the grading procedure of the exam, from grading in the local district to grading in a randomly assigned different district. We document that licensing regulation leads to extreme heterogeneity in admission outcomes, unfair admission procedures, and inefficient mobility of workers.