How does entry regulation influence entry into self-employment and occupational mobility?

Susanne Prantl and Alexandra Spitz-Oener

The Economics of Transition, 2009, vol. 17, issue 4, pages 769-802

Abstract: We analyse how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing differences between regulated and unregulated occupations in East Germany with the corresponding differences in West Germany after reunification. Consistent with our expectations, we find that entry regulation reduces entry into self-employment and occupational mobility after reunification more in regulated occupations in East Germany than in West Germany. Our findings are relevant for transition or emerging economies as well as for mature market economies requiring large structural changes after unforeseen economic shocks. Copyright (c) 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation (c) 2009 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Date: 2009

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