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Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodical Questions on "Working Hours Rigidity"

Lee, S.; McCann, D.

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Authors

S. Lee



Contributors

J. Berg
Editor

D. Kucera
Editor

Abstract

Research on the effects of labour market institutions on employment performance has recently been extended from industrialized to developing countries, using institutional indicators far more extensive in their coverage than those at the core of the OECD debates. These indicators extend to the regulation of working conditions, including working time, and are being used as the basis for the contention that ‘rigid’ regulation of employment conditions is to a large extent responsible for aspects of poor labour market performance such as low productivity and high unemployment and informal employment.

Citation

Lee, S., & McCann, D. (2008). Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodical Questions on "Working Hours Rigidity". In J. Berg, & D. Kucera (Eds.), In defence of Labour Market Institutions: Cultivating Justice in the Developing World (32-63). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584204_3

Publication Date 2008
Deposit Date Nov 28, 2012
Publicly Available Date Apr 6, 2022
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Pages 32-63
Series Title The International Labour Organization
Edition 1st ed.
Book Title In defence of Labour Market Institutions: Cultivating Justice in the Developing World
Chapter Number 3
DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584204_3

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This a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of a chapter published in In defence of Labour Market Institutions: Cultivating Justice in the Developing World. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584204_3




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