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Noncompetes suppress worker mobility and earnings without protecting trade secrets
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Findings recently published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics provide, according to the study's authors, the clearest cause-and-effect evidence to date that noncompete agreements reduce worker mobility and earnings—while offering no measurable benefits in protecting sensitive
Findings recently published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics provide, according to the study's authors, the clearest cause-and-effect evidence to date that noncompete agreements reduce worker mobility and earnings—while offering no measurable benefits in protecting sensitive business information.
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