The inefficiency of the Italian judicial system has contributed to reduced investments, slow
growth and a difficult business environment. The enforcement of civil and commercial claims …

This paper explores the role that judicial efficiency may play as a determinant of inward FDI
at sub-national level. Italy is an ideal case to deal with this still unexplored issue since the …

In 2008, the French government enacted a reform that reduced the number of labor courts by
one quarter. This led to significant changes in access to labor courts for many workers and …

The efficiency and effectiveness of judicial systems has become one of the main points of
interest in public sector administration, due to the beneficial effects of an efficient judicial …

This paper is aimed at offering an overview of the bibliographical discussion on Labour
Courts in Europe and Latin America, stating what specific topics academics have shown …

This paper discusses the recent major reforms in the area of civil and commercial claims
enforcement undertaken by the Portuguese authorities in the context of the IMF/EU …

* Faculty of Economics and CEF. UP, University of Porto. Parts of the results were discussed
in various meetings with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of …

▶ Resumen El presente trabajo trata de ofrecer un panorama general de los debates
bibliográficos sobre tribunales de trabajo en Europa y Latinoamérica, señalando aquellos …

This study provides a description of the population of active employer enterprises dynamics
in Portugal, using an entrepreneurship dataset conceived from Quadros de Pessoal based …