Employment Protection Legislation and The IT-Sector in OECD Countries

• Autores: José Enrique Galdón Sánchez
• Localización: Documentos de Trabajo ( Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Economía ), Nº. 15, 2001
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper explores the relatio ship betwee employme t protec-tio legislatio (EPL) a d the share of employme t i the IT-sector.

    Evide ce from several OE D cou tries suggests that the importa ce of the IT-sector is smaller i eco omies with high levels of EPL tha i eco omies with low levels. This shows up i the amou t of resources dedicated to research o IT as well as i the share of employme t i the sector. A simple model is provided to explai these facts. EPL affects both labor supply a d labor dema d i the same way resulti g i lower employme t equilibrium levels.