The Effects of Noncompete Agreements' Enforceability
Grant Type
Early Career Research Award
Description
Over the past few years, academics and policymakers alike have become concerned about the surprising prevalence of the use of noncompete agreements (NCAs) and their effects on workers and firms. The best available data indicates that at least 14% of workers were bound by an NCA in 2014, and their use extends to a wide range of industries, occupations, and skill levels (Starr et al. 2019).
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Grant Product
Why Are Low-Wage Workers Signing Noncompete Agreements? The Journal of Human Resources 57(3): 689-724