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Title: The Employment Effect of Occupational Licensing by Race and Gender: Accounting for Job Characteristics

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2020

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DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.3521134

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Abstract: This paper connects the licensing effect on female and minority representation to job characteristics using a state border discontinuity design in the US Census. I find that a state with higher licensing coverage has a higher female representation in error-intolerant or decision-intensive professions. The effect is more robust for white women and mainly comes from licenses with examinations, training, or continuous education. However, licensing results in a lower female representation in professions with longer work hours, irregular schedules, or competitive pressure. It also causes a lower black representation in professions with repeated tasks or higher degrees of automation. Occupational licensing helps disadvantaged workers only if the information about worker standards is costly to acquire.

Url: https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3521134

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Authors: Chung, Bobby W.

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Publication Number: 3521134

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Pages: 1-26

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity, Work, Family, and Time

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