Individual dismissals in Europe and the United States: A model on the influence of the legal framework on firing costs

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-63

  Malo, Miguel Á ^a   Pérez, Joaquín ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Firing costs; Individual dismissal; Labour Law; Severance pay; Unfair dismissal

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844543259     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021149824045     Document Type: Article

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