-specific human capital. But by imposing costs on firms' adaptation to changes in demand and technology, employment protection …

We analyze how hiring and firing costs as well as firing regulatory delays affect firms' hiring, firing, and relocation … model hiring and firing costs depend on the firm size and the number of people hired or fired. Based on our simulations … hiring and firing variable costs. The elasticity of firing due to relocation is highest with respect to the firm-sized firing …

This paper analyses the causal effects of weaker dismissal protection on the incidence of long-term sickness (> six … weeks). We exploit a German policy change, which shifted the threshold exempting small establishments from dismissal …

This paper analyses the causal effects of weaker dismissal protection on the incidence of long-term sickness (> six … weeks). We exploit a German policy change, which shifted the threshold exempting small establishments from dismissal …