Labor regulations, unions and social protection in developing countries: market distortions or efficient institutions?
"This essay reviews what economists have learned about the impact of labor market institutions, defined broadly as government regulations and union activity on labor outcomes in developing countries. It finds that: 1) Labor institutions vary greatly among developing countries but less than they...
Main Authors: | National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Freeman, Richard Barry, Waldfogel, Jane |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge, MA
2009
NBER |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19188646124919068289-Labor-regulations,-unions-and-.htm |
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