This paper provides an empirical analysis of the individual and macroeconomic determinants of reservation wages with a particular focus on the influence of unemployment duration. Data from the Estonian Labour Force Survey 2011–2013 and instrumental variable regression analysis are used for...

Flexibility of employment protection is considered to be essential for rapid adjustments in the workforce to changing economic conditions and for the reallocation of labour towards more productive activities. This was one of the main arguments for the new Employment Contracts Act in Estonia,...