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Labor Market Regulations in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: A New Panel Database
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Aleksynska, Mariya | Schindler, Martin |
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July 1, 2011 |
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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Summary: This paper documents a new database of labor market regulations during 1980-2005 in 91 countries, including low-, middle- and high-income countries, and contains information on unemployment insurance systems, minimum wage regulations, and employment protection legislation. In this paper, we provide details regarding the data, methodology and sources. Descriptive statistics indicate that there exists substantial heterogeneity in labor market institutions across regions and income groupings, and that much of the sample variation is driven by institutional changes over time in low- and middle-income countries. All indicators are at an annual frequency, allowing for the dating of major changes in regulation, and are based on data from a variety of sources, including the ILO, OECD and national agencies.
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Working Paper No. 11/154 |
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Cross country analysis | Databases | Developed countries | Developing countries | Labor markets | Legislation | Minimum wage | Unemployment |
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minimum wages
| unemployment benefit systems
| gross replacement rate
| benefit coverage
| advance notice
| severance payment
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July 1, 2011 |
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WPIEA2011154 |
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76 |
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US$18.00 (Academic Rate: US$18.00 )
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