Despite extensive research efforts, the magnitude of the effect of employment protection legislation (EPL) on unemployment remains unclear. Existing econometric estimates exhibit substantial variation, and it is therefore difficult to draw valid conclusions. This paper applies meta-analysis and...

The effect of employment protection legislation (EPL) on unemployment and employment levels is still an unresolved issue in the literature. To tackle this issue is the aim of this meta-analysis. Drawing on evidence from 72 studies, I find that EPL has no statistically significant effect on the...

Kritisch werden die Vorstellungen über die Arbeitswelt heute und in der Zukunft hinterfragt und negative Entwicklungen für Arbeitnehmer/-innen aufgezeigt, die in der neuen Arbeitswelt bestehen müssen. (2)