We use leximetric data coding techniques and panel data econometrics to test for the economic effects of laws governing worker representation and industrial action in the large middle-income countries of Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa. We find that more worker-protective laws on...

Die Landesregierungen haben in den letzten 25 Jahren angesichts Sparzwang und knapper öffentlicher Finanzen massive Personalreduzierungen und Organisationsveränderungen vorgenommen, welche die Handlungsfähigkeit des öffentlichen Dienstes mehr und mehr infrage stellen. Die Beschäftigtenzahl...

The dramatic impact of the 2008 crisis on the Italian economy led to policy responses including structural reforms and labour market liberalisation to reverse the worrisome output and employment trends. A key action by the Italian government, the evocatively named Jobs Act of 2014, has deeply...