Regional technological dynamism and noncompete clauses: evidence from a natural experiment

In this paper, we examine the causal impact of enforceable covenants not to compete (CNCs) on labor market matching and the technological dynamism of regions. Exploiting the fact that the Michigan Antitrust Reform Act (MARA) of 1985 inadvertently repealed Michigan' s prohibition on CNC enforcem...

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Main Authors: Berger, T, Frey, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016