> An extensive 2024 study by three economists associated with the National Bureau of Economic Research attempted to measure the raw effects of noncompetes on wages. The study compared states where non-competes are broadly enforceable with the four states that ban them outright. The authors concluded that “rendering NCAs unenforceable nationwide would increase average earnings among all workers by 3.5% to 13.7%.”
> An extensive 2024 study by three economists associated with the National Bureau of Economic Research attempted to measure the raw effects of noncompetes on wages. The study compared states where non-competes are broadly enforceable with the four states that ban them outright. The authors concluded that “rendering NCAs unenforceable nationwide would increase average earnings among all workers by 3.5% to 13.7%.”