Welfare Effects of Employment Protection

MVK Belot; J Boone; Jan van Ours

Welfare Effects of Employment Protection

MVK Belot, J Boone, Jan van Ours

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Abstract

Employment protection is often related to costs incurred by the firms when they hire a worker.The stability of the employment relationship, enhanced by employment protection, is also favorable to the productivity of the job.We analyze employment protection focusing on this trade-off between adjustment costs and productivity.We show that from a welfare point of view there is an optimal degree of employment protection.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Volume	2002-48
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Subsequently published in Economica in 2007 (rt) Pagination: 34

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