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Measuring occupational entry regulations: A new OECD approach

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  • Christina von Rueden
  • Indre Bambalaite

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This paper explores cross-country differences in the design and stringency of occupational entry regulations (OER) in five professional services, nine personal services and nurses, based on a new composite indicator. The indicator – which is available for a total of 18 OECD countries, India and South Africa, with Canada and the United States being covered at the province-level or state-level – provides a comparative source of information on the various approaches used across countries to regulate entry into services. It notably distinguishes between different areas of regulation (administrative, qualification and mobility requirements) and different types of regulation (licensing, a situation in which only supervisors require a license, and certification). According to these metrics, the stringency of OER varies significantly across occupations, with stark differences emerging between personal and professional services, which are typically subject to far stricter entry requirements.

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  • Christina von Rueden & Indre Bambalaite, 2020. "Measuring occupational entry regulations: A new OECD approach," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1606, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1606-en
    DOI: 10.1787/296dae6b-en
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    1. Unsorg, Maximiliane & Rostam-Afschar, Davud, 2021. "Entry Regulation and Competition. Evidence from retail and labor markets of pharmacists," VfS Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference): Climate Economics 242426, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    2. Koumenta, Maria & Pagliero, Mario & Rostam-Afschar, Davud, 2022. "Occupational Regulation, Institutions, and Migrants’ Labor Market Outcomes," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).

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    Keywords

    occupational licensing; regulations;

    JEL classification:

    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries
    • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy

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