Using manufacturing data for India, this paper studies the economic effects of legal amendments on two types of labor … laws: employment protection and labor dispute resolution legislation. We find that laws that increase employment protection … or the cost of labor disputes substantially reduce registered sector employment and output. These laws do no seem to …

resolution ; contract labor ; employment ; India …Using manufacturing data for India, this paper studies the economic effects of legal amendments on two types of labor … laws: employment protection and labor dispute resolution legislation. We find that laws that increase employment protection …

Many European labor markets are characterized by heavy employment protection taxes and the widespread use of fixed …

Many European labor markets are characterized by heavy employment protection taxes and the widespread use of fixed …

This article surveys the literature and adds to the evidence on the impact of employment protection legislation on … employment. While stringent employment protection contributes to less turnover and job reallocation, the effects on aggregate … employment and unemployment over the business cycle are more uncertain. Exploitation of partial reforms and the use of micro data …

Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990 … mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing between the themes of employment and unemployment development and labor … market dynamics proper. Our discussion of employment and unemployment largely deals with the effect of employment protection …

In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on … indication of adverse effects for (the three) other employment outcomes identified here. Moreover, with the possible exception of …

This paper examines the economic effects of employment protection legislation in a sample of developed and developing … associated with cross-country regressions. This test is based on the hypothesis that employment protection regulations are more … are intrinsically more volatile. The paper also finds that employment and value added decline in the most affected sectors …

Specialized Employment Survey 1998-2001, we estimate a quasi-experimental difference-in-difference model. We find that this …

Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990 … mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing between the themes of employment and unemployment development and labor … market dynamics proper. Our discussion of employment and unemployment largely deals with the effect of employment protection …