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Meta-Analyse des Einflusses der Arbeitsschutzgesetzgebung auf das Niveau der Arbeitslosigkeit und Beschäftigung

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This meta-analysis examines the effect of employment protection legislation on the unemployment and employment level. Based on the results of 72, respectively 42, studies, that analyze this topic, I find no statistically significant effect on the unemployment level and a slightly negative effect on the employment level. A separate regression for 13 studies yields that stricter employment protection legislation increases the unemployment level by 0.62 to 0.64 percentage points. Quality differences between the studies that exploit cross-country variation in order to identify the effect of employment protection legislation, lead to general doubts about the results of these studies.

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  • Johanna Kemper, 2016. "Meta-Analyse des Einflusses der Arbeitsschutzgesetzgebung auf das Niveau der Arbeitslosigkeit und Beschäftigung," KOF Analysen, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, vol. 10(3), pages 111-128, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kof:anskof:v:10:y:2016:i:3:p:111-128
    DOI: 10.3929/ethz-a-005427569
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    Keywords

    Labor Economics Policies; Unemployment: Models; Duration; Incidence; and Job Search; Severance Pay; Labor Force and Employment; Size; and Structure; Institutions and the Macroeconomy;
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    JEL classification:

    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • E02 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Institutions and the Macroeconomy

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