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The Regulation of Occupations and the Earnings of Women

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  • William J. Moore
  • Douglas K. Pearce
  • R. Mark Wilson

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In this paper, a human capital model is used to investigate the effects of occupational licensing and occupational certification on the wage rates of individual women. When we analyzed micro data available from the National Longitudinal Surveys of mature and young women, we found that licensed women earn about 20 percent more per hour after controlling for personal characteristics, regional location, human capital factors, and occupational category. No statistically significant premium was found for certified women.

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  • William J. Moore & Douglas K. Pearce & R. Mark Wilson, 1981. "The Regulation of Occupations and the Earnings of Women," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 16(3), pages 366-383.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:16:y:1981:i:3:p:366-383
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    1. Wei Chi & Morris M. Kleiner & Xiaoye Qian, 2017. "Do Occupational Regulations Increase Earnings? Evidence from China," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(2), pages 351-381, April.
    2. Mengjie Lyu & Tingting Zhang & Hua Ye, 2023. "Labour market impacts of occupational licensing and delicensing: New evidence from China," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 61(4), pages 895-921, December.
    3. repec:eee:labchp:v:2:y:1986:i:c:p:1139-1181 is not listed on IDEAS

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