Consumer Protection in an Online World: An Analysis of Occupational Licensing
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- Chiara Farronato & Andrey Fradkin & Bradley J. Larsen & Erik Brynjolfsson, 2024. "Consumer Protection in an Online World: An Analysis of Occupational Licensing," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 16(3), pages 549-579, July.
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- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
- J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
- K2 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law
- L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
- L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
- L88 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Government Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2020-02-03 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-IND-2020-02-03 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-LAW-2020-02-03 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2020-02-03 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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