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dc.contributor.authorGriffith, Rachelen
dc.contributor.authorMacartney, Garethen
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-05-
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-04T09:18:52Z-
dc.date.available2011-07-04T09:18:52Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/47468-
dc.description.abstractThe theoretical effects of labour regulations such as employment protection legislation (EPL) on innovation is ambiguous, and empirical evidence has thus far been inconclusive. EPL increases job security and the greater enforceability of job contracts may increase worker investment in innovative activity. On the other hand EPL increases adjustment costs faced by firms, and this may lead to under-investment in activities that are likely to require adjustment, including technologically advanced innovation. In this paper we find empirical evidence that both effects are at work - multinational enterprises locate more innovative activity in countries with high EPL, however they locate more technologically advanced innovation in countries with low EPL.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) |cLondonen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIFS Working Papers |x10,01en
dc.subject.jelD21en
dc.subject.jelF23en
dc.subject.jelO31en
dc.subject.jelJ24en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordInnovationen
dc.subject.keywordemployment protectionen
dc.subject.keywordmultinational firm locationen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsplatzsicherungen
dc.subject.stwPersonalkostenen
dc.subject.stwBetriebliche Investitionspolitiken
dc.subject.stwInnovationen
dc.subject.stwWettbewerben
dc.subject.stwBetriebliche Standortwahlen
dc.subject.stwMultinationales Unternehmenen
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.titleEmployment protection legislation, multinational firms and innovation-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn620408146en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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