Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5061287 | Economics Letters | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The Italian employment protection legislation was modified in 1990 making more costly for small firms to dismiss employees. Using a difference-in-differences estimator to compare absenteeism rates in small and large firms we find a strong increase of shirking in small firms.
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Authors
Vincenzo Scoppa,