Labour market institutions without blinders: The debate over flexibility and labour market performance

Richard Freeman

International Economic Journal, 2005, vol. 19, issue 2, 129-145

Abstract: The debate over the influence of labour market flexibility on performance is unlikely to be settled by additional studies using aggregate data and making cross-country comparisons. While this approach holds little promise, micro-analysis of workers and firms and increased use of experimental methods represent a path forward. Steps along this path could help end the current 'lawyer's case' empiricism in which priors dominate evidence.

Keywords: Flexibility; performance; aggregate data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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