Are retrenchment laws inefficient?

Indian Journal of Labour Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 939-944

  D'Souza, Errol ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR POLICY; LEGISLATION; WAGE;

EMPLOYMENT; LEGISLATION;

EID: 33645420472     PISSN: 09717927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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