Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in … enforced remains to be seen. For the time being, de facto employment protection is far less than de jure, with an enduring … wages, nor are they effectively enforced. During the recent slowdown, average wages adjusted rapidly and employment was soon …

structural. This paper argues that to increase employment levels policy will need to focus on reducing significantly the … areas which, if implemented, would serve to reverse the recent decline in employment and improve the fairness of income …

respects in order to raise the economy’s capacity to generate employment. The present tax and transfer system still implies … Public Employment Service should continue. On the labour demand side, there remains scope to raise the efficiency of Germany …'s employment protection system. Also, provisions should be made to allow for a higher degree of wage flexibility across …

The theoretical predictions of how employment protection affects firm productivity are ambiguous. In this paper I study … the effect of employment protection rules on labor productivity using micro data on Swedish firms. A reform of the … employment protection rules in 2001 made it possible for small firms with less than eleven employees to exempt two workers from …

considered. In the case of employment protection legislation, product market regulations (including barriers to entry and …