Does Entry Regulation Hinder Job Creation? Evidence from the French Retail Industry

54 Pages Posted: 21 Jan 2002

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Marianne Bertrand

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Francis Kramarz

National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE); National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST)

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Date Written: January 2002

Abstract

Are product market and entry regulation key sources of low employment growth in many European countries? We investigate this question in the context of the French retail trade industry. Since 1974, approval by regional zoning boards has been required for the creation or extension of any large retail store in France. We exploit a unique database that provides time and region specific variation in boards' approval decisions. We show that stronger deterrence of entry by the boards, and the increase in large retail chains' concentration it induced, slowed down employment growth in France.

Keywords: Zoning Regulation, Retail Trade, Employment

JEL Classification: J23, L43, L81

Suggested Citation

Bertrand, Marianne and Kramarz, Francis, Does Entry Regulation Hinder Job Creation? Evidence from the French Retail Industry (January 2002). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=297090 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.297090

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