How does entry regulation influence entry into selfemployment and occupational mobility?

Prantl, Susanne und Spitz-Oener, Alexandra (Juli 2009): How does entry regulation influence entry into selfemployment and occupational mobility? SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 267

Abstract

We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility. We exploit the German reunification as a natural experiment and identify regulatory effects by comparing differences between regulated occupations 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 selfemployment 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.

• Dokumententyp: Paper
• Keywords: Entry Regulation, Self-Employment, Occupational Mobility
• Fakultät: Sonderforschungsbereiche > Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems ; Sonderforschungsbereiche > Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems > C5 - Wettbewerbspolitik als Steuerung von Wettbewerbsprozessen
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
• JEL Classification: J24, J62, K20, L11, L51, M13
• Sprache: Englisch