This study presents a comparative analysis of regulatory thresholds applicable to firms in France and in Germany. A …Die Studie analysiert die arbeitsrechtlichen Schwellenwerte, die für Firmen in Frankreich und Deutschland gelten. Die … central question tackled by the report is whether regulations related to limits on firms’ employment appear to prevent French …

regulation and growth in employment and productivity, at least for France and Germany. No relationship, either positive or … negative impacts on employment and productivity. We argue for a more nuanced theoretical position: labour law is, at least in … employment growth, this is offset by productivity gains …