Balancing Regulations to Promote Jobs

This report reviews international experiences and presents options for the design of four types of labor regulations: employment contracts, minimum wages, dismissal procedures, as well as severance pay and unemployment benefits. In each case, it discusses the market failures that these regulations aim to address and suggests options to better protect workers while preserving incentives to create good jobs.

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Main Authors: Kuddo, Arvo, Robalino, David, Weber, Michael
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:EMPLOYMENT, JOBS, MINIMUM WAGES, TERMINATION PROCEDURES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25518330/balancing-regulations-promote-jobs-employment-contracts-unemployment-benefits
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23324
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Summary:This report reviews international experiences and presents options for the design of four types of labor regulations: employment contracts, minimum wages, dismissal procedures, as well as severance pay and unemployment benefits. In each case, it discusses the market failures that these regulations aim to address and suggests options to better protect workers while preserving incentives to create good jobs.