Scientific journal paper Q1
The effect of franchise no-poaching restrictions on worker earnings
Brian Callaci (Callaci, B.); Matthew Gibson (Gibson, M.); Sérgio Pinto (Pinto, S.); Marshall Steinbaum (Steinbaum, M.); Matt Walsh (Walsh, M.);
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Review of Economics and Statistics
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English
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United States of America
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Abstract
We evaluate the nationwide impact of the Washington State Attorney General's 2018-20 enforcement campaign against no-poach clauses in franchising contracts, which prohibited worker movement across locations within a chain. Implementing a staggered difference-in-differences research design using Burning Glass Technologies job vacancies and Glassdoor salary reports from numerous industries, we estimate a 6% increase in posted annual earnings from the job vacancy data and a 4% increase in worker-reported earnings.
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Keywords
  • Economics and Business - Social Sciences
  • Sociology - Social Sciences
  • Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences