Golden cages for showy birds: Optimal switching costs in labor contracts

European Economic Review

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1153-1185

  Burguet, Roberto ^a,b   Caminal, Ramon ^a,c   Matutes, Carmen ^a,c,d  

^a Barcelona)   (Spain)

^b EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buy out fees; Labor contracts; Layoffs; Quitting fees; Severance payments

Indexed keywords

COST; LABOR MARKET; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 0036300197     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(01)00164-7     Document Type: Article

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