Reduction of employment protection in Europe : a comparative fuzzy-set analysis

Since the middle of the 1980s many European countries have reduced the strictness of their employment protection mainly by relaxing it for temporary jobs. These countries are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The article explores the conditions of the reduction of employment protection and takes a closer look at the combination of causal factors. It uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fuzzy-set QCA).

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Ochel, Wolfgang ; Rohwer, Anja
Publisher:	Munich : Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Subject:	Arbeitnehmerschutz \| Arbeitsmarktflexibilisierung \| Befristeter Arbeitsvertrag \| Public Choice \| Fuzzy Sets \| Belgien \| Dänemark \| Deutschland \| Griechenland \| Italien \| Niederlande \| Portugal \| Spanien \| Schweden \| employment protection \| fuzzy-set QCA \| political economy

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Series:	CESifo Working Paper ; 2828
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	612884120 [GVK] hdl:10419/30592 [Handle]
Classification:	J63 - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs ; J65 - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings ; J68 - Public Policy
Source:	EconStor

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