-liberal argument that strictness of employment protection hurts labour through increased long-term and youth unemployment rates. While …This paper analysed the OECD data on employment protection for 23 OECD countries over the time span 1990-2008 on the … it finds no empirical basis for this orthodox standpoint it observes that long-term unemployment dampens aggregate …

and grant less protection to labourers. It also supports the proposition that the problem of unemployment is more acute in … regulation and unemployment rate. Hence, we conclude that the explanation of more acute unemployment problem in France and …

, in many African countries, unemployment rates are low and growth is seldom jobless. Regrettably, most of the poor work … long hours and cannot make ends meet while the violation of basic human rights is not uncommon. Again, youth unemployment …

A factual and descriptive analysis of the employment situation in Bulgaria showed that the transition to a market … economy has led to a substantial reduction of employment. The economic restructuring has begun in 1990 has proved very … part of foreign investors. From 1990-1998 employment has decreased by one and one-half million people. The high labour …

legislation, structure of wage bargaining, taxation of labour, active labour market policies, the system of unemployment and … can find out in theoretical literature a traditional set of institutional aspects such as employment protection …

employment and unemployment. In this respect we have used the unit record data of three NSS rounds: 50th (1993-94), 61st (2004 …The present paper examines the changing nature of employment situation of rural youth in India by social group status …

early retirement with a severance pay at least maintains the semblance of a worker’s voluntary decision. Cross … higher likelihood of receiving a severance pay, as does a more generous pension system. In contrast, a higher decrease in … lowering the replacement rate and employment protection will most probably lead to more dismissals of older workers without …

employment and participation and in lowering unemployment), unemployment rates in Egypt remain exceedingly high among youth …Analysis in this policy note indicates a rapid deterioration in employment opportunities for young individuals … entering the labor market for the first time. A slow school-to-work transition remains the main reason behind high unemployment …

unemployment rate are mixed. This study analyzes the relationship between employment protection legislation measured by the OECD … Employment Protection Index and the unemployment rate between 2001 and 2008. After controlling country fixed effects, I find that … more stringent employment protection legislation may not be a significant factor for higher a unemployment rate. The …