Job protection legislation and productivity growth in OECD countries

Economic Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 58, 2009, Pages 349-402

  Bassanini, Andrea ^a   Nunziata, Luca ^b   Venn, Danielle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c OECD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GROWTH; LABOR POLICY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; OECD; REFORM PROCESS;

EID: 64349104487     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: 14680327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0327.2009.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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