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100			_aJohnson, Janna E. and Kleiner, Morris M. _921524
245			_aIs occupational licensing a barrier to interstate migration?
260			_aAmerican Economic Journal Economic Policy
300			_a12(3), Aug, 2020: p.347-373
520			_aOccupational licensure may limit the interstate movement of workers because it adds to the cost of moving between states. We analyze the interstate migration of 22 licensed occupations, proxying for the difficulty of the regulations by comparing state-specific licensed occupations to those with national licensing exams. Our empirical strategy also uses individuals who move a long distance, removing the influence of occupation characteristics and self-selection of migration-averse individuals into licensed occupations. Our estimates show that occupational licensing reduces interstate migration, but the magnitude of the effect can only account for a small part of the overall decline in recent decades. – Reproduced
773			_aAmerican Economic Journal Economic Policy
906			_aMIGRATION
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