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Kato, Takao (contributor); Long, Cheryl (contributor) - 2005

This paper provides evidence on how executive compensation relates to firm performance in listed firms in China. Using comprehensive financial and accounting data on China's listed firms from 1998 to 2002, augmented by unique data on executive compensation and ownership structure, we find for...

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The dynamics of the regulation of labor in developing and developed countries since 1960

Campos, Nauro; Nugent, Jeffrey B. - 2012

This paper examines both the determinants and the effects of changes in the rigidity of labor market legislation across countries over time. Recent research identifies the origin of the legal system as being a major determinant of the cross-country variation in the rigidity of employment...

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The economics of employment protection

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2001

Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990) pioneering study. Having sketched the theoretical background, we chart the course of the modern empirical literature. We focus mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing...

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Lobbying, corruption and other banes

Campos, Nauro (contributor); … - 2008

Although the theoretical literature often uses lobbying and corruption synonymously, the empirical literature associates lobbying with the preferred mean for exerting influence in developed countries and corruption with the preferred one in developing countries. This paper challenges these...

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Where are the real bottlenecks? : Evidence from 20,000 firms in 60 countries about the shadow costs of constraints to firm performance

Carlin, Wendy (contributor); Schaffer, Mark E. (contributor) - 2007

We use data from over 20,000 firms in 60 countries to identify constraints on the growth of firms. We interpret managers' answers to survey questions on the extent to which various aspects of their external environment inhibit the performance of their firm as measuring the shadow cost of...

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Good and bad institutions : is the debate over? ; cross-country firm-level evidence from the textile industry

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Dimova, Ralitza - 2011

Using firm-level data from nine developing countries we demonstrate that (a) certain institutions like restrictive labour market regulations that are considered to be bad for economic growth might be beneficial for production efficiency, whereas (b) good business environment which is considered...

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Inequality of learning in industrialised countries

Micklewright, John (contributor); … - 2006

Within-country differences in educational outcomes are compared for a large group of industrialised countries. We investigate where inequality is greatest, the association between inequality in learning and average levels of learning, the interpretation of measured levels of inequality, and...

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A model for industrial development of the federal region of Kurdistan : science and technology policy, instruments and institutions

Heshmati, Almas (contributor) - 2007

leader and the South Korean as its follower. The objective is to review the industrialization process in these two economies … for industrialization of the Kurdistan region is proposed. Major steps to be taken during the industrialization process … the industrialization policy. Industrial policy here involves the regional government's use of its authority and resources …

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Great expectations : law, employment contracts, and labor market performance

MacLeod, William Bentley - 2010

This chapter reviews the literature on employment and labor law. The goal of the review is to understand why every jurisdiction in the world has extensive employment law, particularly employment protection law, while most economic analysis of the law suggests that less employment protection...

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Fear of labor rigidities : the role of expectations on employment growth in Peru

Lavado, Pablo; Yamada, Gustavo - 2015

Many studies have been conducted to analyze the effect of stricter Employment Protection Legislation (EPL). However, almost all of them has focused on an ex-post impact; leaving aside a second but equally important channel: expectations. This paper aims to analyze the role of expectations on...

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