Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/34021 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 2310
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
A central concern in economics is to understand the interplay between institutions and labor markets. In this paper we argue that laboratory experiments are a powerful tool for studying labor market institutions. One of the most important advantages is the ability to implement truly exogenous institutional change, in order to make clear causal inferences. We exemplify the usefulness of lab experiments by surveying evidence from three studies, each of which investigates a different, crucial labor market institution: minimum wage laws, employment protection legislation and workfare
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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