Labor Market Regulations in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: A New Panel Database
IMF Working Papers, July 1, 2011
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: Martin Schindler, Mariya Aleksynska
- Published: July 1, 2011
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455290673.001
Overview
- Documents a new database of labor market regulations during 1980-2005 in 91 countries, including low-, middle- and high-income countries.
- Contains information on unemployment insurance systems, minimum wage regulations, and employment protection legislation.
- All indicators are at an annual frequency, allowing for the dating of major changes in regulation.
Data, methodology, and sources
- Provides details regarding the data, methodology and sources used to construct the database.
- Indicators are based on data from a variety of sources, including the ILO, OECD and national agencies.
Key descriptive findings
- Descriptive statistics indicate substantial heterogeneity in labor market institutions across regions and income groupings.
- Much of the sample variation is driven by institutional changes over time in low- and middle-income countries.
Content scope and subjects
- Subjects: Labor, Labor market institutions, Labor market regulations, Labor markets, Minimum wages, Wages.
- Keywords included: advance notice, Asia and Pacific, benefit coverage, benefit recipient, Central Asia, country, coverage ratio, DB database, descriptive statistics, East Asia, gross replacement rate, labor market, Labor market institutions, Labor market regulations, Labor markets, minimum wage, minimum wages, North America, OECD country, OECD database, severance pay, severance payment, UI benefit, unemployment benefit, unemployment benefit systems, unemployment insurance, wage, wage data, Wages, Western Europe, WP.