In recent years, globalization and its consequences have become hotly debated issues. In Europe, non-governmental organizations like Attac have argued that free trade and free capital movements favor large corporations and rich countries, while poor countries are treated unfairly. These ideas...

Employment Protection Legislation Evolution, Effects, Winners and Losers Per Skedinger Research Institute of Industrial Economics Stockholm Sweden Translated from the Swedish by Laura A. Wideburg Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA Contents List of ...

This paper examines the effects of collectively agreed increases in real minimum wages on employment transitions and hours among manual workers in the Swedish retail sector over the period 2001-05. The findings indicate that increases in real minimum wages are associated with more separations,...