Employment protection, firm selection, and growth

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1074-1085

  Poschke, Markus ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth theory; Entry and exit; Firing costs; Firm dynamics; Firm selection; Labor market regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649143840     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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