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Reduction of Employment Protection in OECD Countries: Its Driving Forces

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  • Wolfgang Ochel
  • Oliver Roehn
  • Anja Rohwer
  • Thomas Stratmann
  • Anja Hülsewig

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  • Wolfgang Ochel & Oliver Roehn & Anja Rohwer & Thomas Stratmann & Anja Hülsewig, 2008. "Reduction of Employment Protection in OECD Countries: Its Driving Forces," ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 6(04), pages 29-35, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifodic:v:6:y:2008:i:04:p:29-35
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    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects

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