探索职业许可与影子经济的关系：来自美国各州的证据

IF 1.7 4区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Contemporary Economic Policy Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI:10.1111/coep.12664

Daniel A. Gyimah, James W. Saunoris

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摘要

本研究探讨了国家级影子经济的普遍性与针对职业许可的劳动法规程度之间的关系。职业许可会导致正规部门的价格上涨以及进入正规部门就业的门槛提高，从而刺激个人将其需求和供给转移到地下部门。利用 2001 年至 2019 年美国 50 个州的州级面板数据和两阶段最小二乘法估计，我们发现一个州的职业许可与影子经济规模之间存在正相关关系。这些结果对各种考虑因素都是稳健的。

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Exploring the nexus of occupational licensing and the shadow economy: Evidence from U.S. states

This study looks at the relationship between the prevalence of state‐level shadow economies and the extent of labor regulations specific to occupational licensing. Occupational licensing leads to higher prices in the formal sector and barriers to entry into formal sector employment, therefore incentivizing individuals to migrate their demand and supply to the underground sector. Using state‐level panel data for the 50 U.S. states from 2001 to 2019 and two‐stage least squares estimation, we find a positive relationship between occupational licensing in a state and the size of its shadow economy. These results are robust to various considerations.

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