Ryan Nunn

Sep 28, 2023 | taxpolicycenter.org | Laura Kawano |Ryan Nunn

BiographyLaura Kawano is a nonresident fellow with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and a research affiliate with the Office of Tax Policy Research at the University of Michigan. Her work focuses on using administrative data to understand how individuals and firms respond to tax policies. She also examines the effects of financial aid for higher education, unemployment insurance benefits, and natural disasters.

May 15, 2023 | minneapolisfed.org | Tyler Boesch |Katherine Lim |Ryan Nunn

Abstract Affecting about one-fifth of U.S. workers, occupational licensing is a core labor market institution. However, despite considerable policy focus on the uneven burden of licensure across groups, relatively little is known about the differential impacts of licensure policies by nativity and race/ethnicity. We explore demographic disparities in licensure rates, using variation in licensure within states and occupations to estimate its effects on employment.