This survey highlights the key results of the empirical literature concerning the costs of
flexibility enhancing reforms in product and labour markets. The documented costs include …

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 …

This paper uses longitudinal data on individuals from the European Community Household
Panel over the 1996–2001 period to investigate the impact of reforms of employment …

We investigate differences in labour market transition rates between high and low minimum
wage regimes using Canadian data spanning 1979–2008. We find that higher minimum …

In this book, Per Skedinger gives an excellent and balanced survey and evaluation of both
the theoretical prediction and the empirical research about the consequences of legislated …

Exploiting a unique dataset including cross-country comparable hiring and separation rates
by type of transition for 24 OECD countries, 23 business-sector industries and 13years, we …

This article estimates the causal impact of dismissal costs on capital deepening and
productivity, exploiting a reform that introduced unjust‐dismissal costs in Italy for firms below …

I review theories and evidence on wage‐setting institutions and labor market policies in an
international comparative context. These include collective bargaining, minimum wages …

This article presents evidence about the effects of dismissals-for-cause requirements, a
specific component of employment protection legislation that has received little attention. I …

This study analyses the effect of employment protection legislation (EPL) on youth
unemployment and employment rates in Western Europe. It differentiates between two …