| By: |
Gimpelson, Vladimir (CLMS, Moscow Higher School of Economics);
Kapeliushnikov, Rostislav (CLMS, Moscow Higher School of Economics);
Lukiyanova, Anna (CLMS, Moscow Higher School of Economics) |
| Abstract: |
Since formal laws can be observed or ignored to varying degrees, the actual
enforcement regime shapes incentives and constraints. Most of the studies
exploring EPL effects on labour market performance implicitly assume that EPL
compliance is near to complete and therefore all firms bear full adjustment
costs incurred by the regulations. This seems to be a very strong assumption
for any country but it sounds especially strong and hardly plausible for
developing and transition economies. But if compliance and enforcement varies
widely across regions/cities or segments of firms, then this variation is
likely to cause variation in performance. This paper looks at Russia in
particular. The main idea of this paper is to analize cross-regional and
inter-temporal variation in EPL enforcement and to explore empirically whether
it is translated into regional labour market outcomes. The paper employs
unique data set based on the State Labour Inspectorate data and the Supreme
Court statistics on labour disputes. |
| Keywords: |
employment protection regulations, enforcement, employment, unemployment, regional labor markets, Russia |
| JEL: |
J21 J23 J52 K31 R23 |
| Date: |
2009–10 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp4484&r=cis |