<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Basso, Gaetano</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Brandimarti, Eleonora</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pellizzari, Michele</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pica, Giovanni</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quality and selection in regulated professions</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Human Resources</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025-12-08 12:50:19</style></date></pub-dates></dates><elocation-id><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0824-13810R1</style></elocation-id><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3368/jhr.0824-13810R1</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%"></style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%"></style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Entry into many occupations is regulated to screen out the least able candidates, but available evidence suggests that this objective is rarely achieved. Using microdata covering the universe of Italian law school graduates (2007-2013), we show that this result is largely due to the strong intergenerational transmission of occupations within regulated professions. We find that having relatives already active as lawyers significantly increases the probability of passing the entry exam and boosts earnings, particularly for those who performed poorly in law school.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>