Labour Law and Inclusive Development : The Economic Effects of Industrial Relations Laws in Middle-Income Countries
We use leximetric data coding techniques and panel data econometrics to test for the economic effects of laws governing worker representation and industrial action in the large middle-income countries of Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa. We find that more worker-protective laws on employee representation tend to be correlated with higher scores on the Human Development Index. By contrast, in the case of laws on industrial action, some negative effects on human development indicators are reported. Our findings imply that laws supporting employee voice and collective bargaining may have beneficial social effects in middle-income countries. We find no rise in unemployment due to more protective labour laws
Year of publication: |
2014
|
---|---|
Authors: | Deakin, Simon ; Fenwick, Colin ; Sarkar, Prabirjit |
Publisher: |
[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Arbeitsrecht | Labour law | Wirkungsanalyse | Impact assessment | Arbeitsbeziehungen | Employment relations | Vergleich | Comparison | Schwellenländer | Emerging economies | Indien | India | Entwicklungsindikator | Development indicator | Brasilien | Brazil | Welt | World |
Saved in:
freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (33 p) |
---|---|
Series: | University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper ; No. 13/2014 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments December 2, 2013 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.2394691 [DOI] |
Classification: | J88 - Public Policy ; K31 - Labor Law |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014148730