Labour market institutions and the cyclical dynamics of employment

Labour Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-53

  Nunziata, Luca ^a,b  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Employment dynamics; Employment protection; Labour market institutions; Working time regulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037301161     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5371(02)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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