Abstract
The authors estimate the impact of occupational licensing on interstate migration and earnings. Interstate misallocation of labor resources and a redistribution of income in favor of the most highly regulated occupations is seen as a consequence of licensure barriers. The article presents descriptive information about the barriers to mobility posed by licensure; it compares interstate migration rates; and it develops an econometric model of licensing, migration, and earnings for those in universally licensed occupations.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 510-522 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Review of Policy Research |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1982 |
