Reputation indexes of employment protection have proven popular constructs in studies of the covariation of labor market institutions and macroeconomic outcomes. Portugal occupies an unenviable rank order in such measures of the stringency of employment protection. We critique this reputation in...

In 2012, in the midst of a recession, a labour law reform in Portugal allowed firms to reduce the overtime premium paid to their workers by 50% or more. Until then, overtime premiums were set by law at a relatively high level and could not be cut unilaterally. We analyse matched...

Der vorliegende Report greift die laufenden Diskussionen um die Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt auf. Aus Sicht der Beschäftigten und ihrer Interessensvertretungen stellen sich aktuell viele Fragen: Wo werden Veränderungen durch Digitalisierung in unserer Wirtschaft und...

Using Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) data for 21 countries, I study the impact of employment protection laws (EPL) on job content. Economic theories predict that stricter protection increases workers' willingness to make firm-specific investments. These...