Share and Export
Share and Export
Dewit, Gerda, Görg, Holger and Temouri, Yama (2018) Employment Protection and Firm Relocation: Theory and Evidence. Kiel Working Paper, 2012. ISSN 1862–1155
Preview
GD_Employment_2018.pdf
Download (1MB) | Preview
Abstract
We examine the determinants of the decision to relocate activities abroad for firms located in OECD countries. We argue that particular firm-specific features play a crucial role for the link between employment protection and relocation. Stricter employment protection laws in the current production location discourage firms’ relocation abroad. While larger, more productive firms and firms with higher labour intensities have, ceteris paribus, higher propensities to relocate, they also face higher exit barriers if the country from which they consider relocating has strict employment protection laws. Our predictions are supported empirically, using firm level data for 28 OECD countries.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Employment Protection; Relocation; Multinational Enterprises; Multinational Firms, International Business; Firm Organization and Market Structure; Labor Standards: National and International: Public Policy; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: | 11370 |
| Depositing User: | Gerda Dewit |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2019 09:48 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Kiel Working Paper |
| Publisher: | Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/11370 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
Repository Staff Only (login required)
- Item control page
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year
