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Does Strict Employment Protection Discourage Job Creation? Evidence from Croatia

Employment protection legislation in Croatia is among the most strict in Europe. Firing is difficult and costly, and flexible forms of employment are limited. Is this apparent rigidity reflected-as one would expect based on standard economic theory...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rutkowski, Jan
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
JOB CREATION
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
TERMINATION
LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
JOB SECURITY REGULATION
JOB VACANCIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
WAGE LEVELS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEMS
TAXATION
EMPLOYMENT SKILLS
MARKET LIBERALIZATION ACCOUNTING
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
DISMISSAL
DURATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
ENTITLEMENTS
FIRING
FLEXIBLE FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIRING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
JOB SECURITY
JOB SEEKERS
JOBS
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOR TURNOVER
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LEGISLATION
MARKET ECONOMIES
MEDIATION
NEW ENTRANTS
PAYMENT IN KIND
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
REAL WAGES
RECOMMENDATIONS
RETIREMENT
SOCIAL SECURITY
STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
WAGES
MARKET LIBERALIZATION
ACCOUNTING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2487581/strict-employment-protection-discourage-job-creation-evidence-croatia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18129

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2487581/strict-employment-protection-discourage-job-creation-evidence-croatia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18129

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