This study presents a comparative analysis of regulatory thresholds applicable to firms in France and in Germany. A central question tackled by the report is whether regulations related to limits on firms’ employment appear to prevent French firms from growing above these thresholds. The first...

Rüdiger Soltwedel (et al.): Regulierungen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt der Bundesrepublik. Kieler Studien (Band 233), Institut für Weltwirtschaft an der Universität Kiel, herausgegeben von Horst Siebert. Verlag J. C. B. Mohr, Tübingen 1990. 267 Seiten, 66 DM (broschiert), 89 DM (Leinen)

This book examines contemporary changes in labor market institutions in the United States, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, focusing on developments in three arenas - industrial relations, vocational education and training, and labor market policy. While confirming a broad, shared...