Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico
The authors analyze lawsuits involving publicly-appointed lawyers in a labor court in Mexico to study how a rigid law is enforced. They show that, even after a judge has awarded something to a worker alleging unjust dismissal, the award goes uncoll...
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okr-10986-64882021-04-23T14:02:31Z Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico Kaplan, David S. Sadka, Joyce ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCURATE INFORMATION ACTIONS ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS AGENCY PROBLEM ARTICLES ASSETS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY CODE BANKRUPTCY LAW BINDING BRANCH BURDEN OF PROOF CHILD SUPPORT CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS CLAIM CLAIMANTS CONFIDENCE CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY CONSUMER DEBT CONTINGENCY FEE CONTINGENCY FEES CORPORATIONS CORRUPTION COURT EMPLOYEE COURT JUDGMENT COURT JUDGMENTS COURT PERSONNEL COURT RULING COURT RULINGS COURT SYSTEM CREDITOR DEPENDENT DERIVATIVE DESCRIPTION DOCUMENTS EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEABILITY ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTRY EQUITY INVESTMENTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FILING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FIRMS GENDER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS IMMEDIATE PAYMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS LABOR COURT LABOR COURTS LABOR LAW LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STUDIES LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LITIGATION MANDATES MEDIATION NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATIONS NOTATION NUMBER OF ASSETS OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT PARTY PAYOFF PAYOFFS PRIVATE LAWYERS PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTORS PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RULE OF LAW RULINGS SALARY SALE OF ASSETS SETTLEMENTS SMALL FIRMS TITLE TRIAL TRIALS USERS WAGES WEB WORKER CLAIMS The authors analyze lawsuits involving publicly-appointed lawyers in a labor court in Mexico to study how a rigid law is enforced. They show that, even after a judge has awarded something to a worker alleging unjust dismissal, the award goes uncollected 56 percent of the time. Workers who are dismissed after working more than seven years, however, do not leave these awards uncollected because their legally-mandated severance payments are larger. A simple theoretical model is used to generate predictions on how lawsuit outcomes should depend on the information available to the worker and on the worker's cost of collecting an award after trial, both of which are determined in part by the worker's lawyer. Differences in outcomes across lawyers are consistent with the hypothesis that firms take advantage both of workers who are poorly informed and of workers who find it more costly to collect an award after winning at trial. 2012-05-25T22:03:14Z 2012-05-25T22:03:14Z 2008-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8956991/enforceability-labor-law-evidence-labor-court-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6488 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4483 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico |
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ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCURATE INFORMATION ACTIONS ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS AGENCY PROBLEM ARTICLES ASSETS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY CODE BANKRUPTCY LAW BINDING BRANCH BURDEN OF PROOF CHILD SUPPORT CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS CLAIM CLAIMANTS CONFIDENCE CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY CONSUMER DEBT CONTINGENCY FEE CONTINGENCY FEES CORPORATIONS CORRUPTION COURT EMPLOYEE COURT JUDGMENT COURT JUDGMENTS COURT PERSONNEL COURT RULING COURT RULINGS COURT SYSTEM CREDITOR DEPENDENT DERIVATIVE DESCRIPTION DOCUMENTS EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEABILITY ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTRY EQUITY INVESTMENTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FILING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FIRMS GENDER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS IMMEDIATE PAYMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS LABOR COURT LABOR COURTS LABOR LAW LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STUDIES LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LITIGATION MANDATES MEDIATION NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATIONS NOTATION NUMBER OF ASSETS OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT PARTY PAYOFF PAYOFFS PRIVATE LAWYERS PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTORS PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RULE OF LAW RULINGS SALARY SALE OF ASSETS SETTLEMENTS SMALL FIRMS TITLE TRIAL TRIALS USERS WAGES WEB WORKER CLAIMS |
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ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES ACCURATE INFORMATION ACTIONS ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS AGENCY PROBLEM ARTICLES ASSETS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY CODE BANKRUPTCY LAW BINDING BRANCH BURDEN OF PROOF CHILD SUPPORT CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS CLAIM CLAIMANTS CONFIDENCE CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY CONSUMER DEBT CONTINGENCY FEE CONTINGENCY FEES CORPORATIONS CORRUPTION COURT EMPLOYEE COURT JUDGMENT COURT JUDGMENTS COURT PERSONNEL COURT RULING COURT RULINGS COURT SYSTEM CREDITOR DEPENDENT DERIVATIVE DESCRIPTION DOCUMENTS EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEABILITY ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTRY EQUITY INVESTMENTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FILING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FIRMS GENDER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS IMMEDIATE PAYMENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS LABOR COURT LABOR COURTS LABOR LAW LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STUDIES LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LITIGATION MANDATES MEDIATION NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATIONS NOTATION NUMBER OF ASSETS OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT PARTY PAYOFF PAYOFFS PRIVATE LAWYERS PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSECUTORS PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RULE OF LAW RULINGS SALARY SALE OF ASSETS SETTLEMENTS SMALL FIRMS TITLE TRIAL TRIALS USERS WAGES WEB WORKER CLAIMS Kaplan, David S. Sadka, Joyce Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico |
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Latin America & Caribbean Mexico |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4483 |
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The authors analyze lawsuits involving
publicly-appointed lawyers in a labor court in Mexico to
study how a rigid law is enforced. They show that, even
after a judge has awarded something to a worker alleging
unjust dismissal, the award goes uncollected 56 percent of
the time. Workers who are dismissed after working more than
seven years, however, do not leave these awards uncollected
because their legally-mandated severance payments are
larger. A simple theoretical model is used to generate
predictions on how lawsuit outcomes should depend on the
information available to the worker and on the worker's
cost of collecting an award after trial, both of which are
determined in part by the worker's lawyer. Differences
in outcomes across lawyers are consistent with the
hypothesis that firms take advantage both of workers who are
poorly informed and of workers who find it more costly to
collect an award after winning at trial. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Kaplan, David S. Sadka, Joyce |
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Kaplan, David S. Sadka, Joyce |
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Kaplan, David S. |
| title |
Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico |
| title_short |
Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico |
| title_full |
Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico |
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Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico |
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Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico |
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enforceability of labor law : evidence from a labor court in mexico |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8956991/enforceability-labor-law-evidence-labor-court-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6488 |
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