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The Effect of Franchise No-Poaching Restrictions on Worker Earnings

Year: 2024

Type: article

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.

Source: The Review of Economics and Statistics

DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01544

Authors: Brian Callaci, Matthew Gibson, Sérgio Pinto, Marshall Steinbaum, Matt Walsh

Institutions: Williams College, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Centro de Estudos sobre a Mudança Socioeconómica e o Território, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4404691430