von Below, David; Thoursie, Peter - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2008
In this paper we investigate whether a relaxation in seniority rules (the ‘last-in-first-out’ principle) had any effect on firms’ employment behaviour. Seniority rules exist in several countries and, like Sweden, most European countries have a more lenient employment protection for firms...