Balancing Regulations to Promote Jobs : From Employment Contracts to Unemployment Benefits

Kuddo, Arvo ; Robalino, David ; Weber, Michael

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: EMPLOYMENT;    JOBS;    MINIMUM WAGES;    TERMINATION PROCEDURES;    UNEMPLOYMENT;   

RP-ID  :  101596

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report reviews international experiences and presents options for the designof four types of labor regulations: employment contracts, minimum wages,dismissal procedures, as well as severance pay and unemployment benefits. Ineach case, it discusses the market failures that these regulations aim to addressand suggests options to better protect workers while preserving incentives tocreate good jobs.