This paper deals with the reform to labor market regulation implemented by Chile during the last twenty years. We … concentrate on the reform to job security, on the decentralization of the wage bargaining process, and on the reduction in payroll …' to U.S' levels. We argue that the reduction of payroll taxes (within the context of the social security reform), and the …

This paper uses the Italian Social Security employer-employee panel to study the effects of the Italian reform of 1990 … on worker and job flows. We exploit the fact that this reform increased unjust dismissal costs for firms below 15 …, especially in sectors with higher employment volatility. Moreover, we find that the reform reduced firms' employment adjustments …

This paper uses the Italian Social Security employer-employee panel to study the effects of the Italian reform of 1990 … on worker and job flows. We exploit the fact that this reform increased unjust dismissal costs for firms below 15 …, especially in sectors with higher employment volatility. Moreover, we find that the reform reduced firms' employment adjustments …

. This paper studies a unique reform in Germany that allowed workers to hold small secondary jobs tax-free, decreasing the … marginal tax rate by between 19.5 to 66pp. I show that the reform resulted in a dramatic increase in moonlighting that was not …