Labor regulation and enterprise employment in China (English)

Using data from a national survey of Chinese manufacturing firms conducted in 2009, the authors analyze the impact of implementation of China's 2008 labor contract law on the employment of production workers. The authors found that cities with lax prior enforcement of labor regulations experienced a greater increase in enforcement after 2008 and slower employment growth, and that this finding is robust to inclusion of a rich set of city-level controls...

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Park,Albert Francis;

Giles,John T.;

Du,Yang;
Document Date
2012/06/16
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
77738
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
China,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2013/05/16
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Labor regulation and enterprise employment in China
Keywords
enforcement of labor

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Park,Albert Francis; Giles,John T.; Du,Yang.

Labor regulation and enterprise employment in China (English). Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/827921468027562660

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