Download Free The Impact Of Employment Protection Legislation On The Unemployment Rate In Selected Oecd Countries Book in PDF and EPUB Free Download. You can read online The Impact Of Employment Protection Legislation On The Unemployment Rate In Selected Oecd Countries and write the review.

The findings of the existing literature on the relationship between employment protection legislation and the unemployment rate are mixed. This thesis analyzes the relationship between employment protection legislation measured by the OECD Employment Protection Index and the unemployment rate between 2001 and 2008. After controlling country fixed effects, I find that more stringent employment protection legislation may not be a significant factor for higher a unemployment rate. The estimated model included output gap, government size, openness of the economy, real minimum wages, urbanization rate, population density, population, unemployment benefit generosity, and tax wedge as explanatory variables. I find that the output gap, as a measure of business cycle, and government size are significant factors determining the unemployment rate in selected 15 OECD countries. These findings suggest that employment protection legislation, especially in developed countries, may not be affective policy instrument for policy makers when combating unemployment.
The OECD Employment Outlook 2013 looks at labour markets in the wake of the crisis. It also includes chapters employment protection legislation; benefit systems, employment and training programmes and re-employment earnings and skills afer job loss.
This study puts the spotlight on groups at the margin of the labour market, and looks at the policies required to better integrate them.
The consequences of employment protection legislation (EPL) on unemployment rates are mixed and therefore controversial. Some studies argue it has no effect on the unemployment rates while others argue that stricter EPL is significantly and positively associated with higher unemployment levels; however, these studies only focus on EPL and the aggregate unemployment levels as oppose to a specific vulnerable demographic groups, such as youth who are new to the labor market. As a result, this study examines the effect EPL has on youth unemployment rates in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. It uses OECD data from 1985 to 2008 in a simple ordinary least squares regression controlling for duration of unemployment, taxation, the minimum wage and country and time dummy variables. The findings show that EPL is negatively and significantly associated with the youth unemployment rate in OECD countries suggesting that EPL actually lowers the youth unemployment rate, regardless of gender. This gives evidence for those who argue for greater regulation within the labor market.
The OECD Employment Outlook 2013 looks at labour markets in the wake of the crisis. It also includes chapters employment protection legislation; benefit systems, employment and training programmes and re-employment earnings and skills afer job loss.
New developments in legislation have increased the availability of employment. These advances result in long-term improvement of economic and sustainable development. Employment Protection Legislation in Emerging Economies is a critical scholarly resource that examines legislation relating to employment protection in developing economies and its impacts on unemployment, job creation, productivity, and the efficiency of the labor market. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as labor reform, job creation, and the social protection agenda, this book is geared towards academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on legislation relating to employment protection.
This book presents the proceedings of a conference on labour markets. It advances thinking on new policy measures, such as active labour market policies and measures to "make work pay".
OECD's annual assessment of labour market developments and prospects in the OECD area. This 2004 edition examines working time scheduling/family arrangements; employment protection regulations, wage-setting institutions, improving skills, and informal employment. Includes a statistical annex.