Effective labor regulation and microeconomic flexibility

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-104

  Caballero, Ricardo J ^a,b   Cowan, Kevin N ^c   Engel, Eduardo M R A ^b,d,e   Micco, Alejandro ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CENTRAL BANK OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Adjustment costs; Creative destruction; Job security regulation; Microeconomic rigidities; Rule of law

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; MICROECONOMICS; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EID: 84869850076     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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