Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India
This paper studies the economic effects of legal amendments on different types of labor laws. It examines the effects of amendments to labor dispute laws and amendments to job security legislation. It also identifies the effects of legal amendments...
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okr-10986-74192021-04-23T14:02:33Z Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India Ahsan, Ahmad Pagés, Carmen ACTS ADJUSTMENT COSTS AMENDMENT BARGAINING POWER CODES CONDITIONS OF WORK CONTRACT LABOR CONTRACT LABOUR COSTS OF REGULATION DISCHARGE DISMISSAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC EFFECTS EFFECTS OF REGULATIONS EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EQUALITY FIRING FIRM EXIT HIRING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JOB CREATION JOB DESTRUCTION JOB SECURITY JOB SECURITY REGULATIONS JOBS LABOR ADJUSTMENT LABOR DEMAND LABOR DISPUTES LABOR FORCE LABOR INTENSITY LABOR LAW LABOR LAWS LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR POLICIES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR SHARE LABOUR LABOUR BUREAU LABOUR REGULATION LAW ENFORCEMENT LAYOFF LAYOFFS LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES LOCKOUTS MANUFACTURING SECTOR MINIMUM WAGES NET EMPLOYMENT NET EMPLOYMENT GAINS OCCUPATIONS PERMANENT WORKERS PIECES OF REGULATION PLANT CLOSURES PLANT PRODUCTIVITY POLICY CHANGE POLICY PERSPECTIVE PREVIOUS STUDIES PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULAR WORKERS REGULATORY MEASURE REGULATORY MEASURES RETIREMENT SOCIAL SECURITY STATE BUDGET STATE LAWS STRIKES TEMPORARY WORKERS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TYPES OF REGULATIONS UNIONS WAGE BILL WORKER WORKERS This paper studies the economic effects of legal amendments on different types of labor laws. It examines the effects of amendments to labor dispute laws and amendments to job security legislation. It also identifies the effects of legal amendments related to the most contentious regulation of all-Chapter Vb of the Industrial Disputes Act-which stipulates that firms with 100 or more employees cannot retrench workers without government authorization. The analysis finds that laws that increase job security or increase the cost of labor disputes substantially reduce registered sector employment and output but do not increase the labor share. Labor-intensive industries, such as textiles, are the hardest hit by laws that increase job security while capital-intensive industries are most affected by higher labor dispute resolution costs. The paper concludes that widespread and increasing use of contract labor may have brought some output and employment gains but did not make up for the adverse effects of job security and dispute resolution laws. 2012-06-07T17:36:18Z 2012-06-07T17:36:18Z 2007-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7726776/all-labor-regulations-equal-assessing-effects-job-security-labor-dispute-contract-labor-laws-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7419 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4259 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 South Asia India |
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ACTS ADJUSTMENT COSTS AMENDMENT BARGAINING POWER CODES CONDITIONS OF WORK CONTRACT LABOR CONTRACT LABOUR COSTS OF REGULATION DISCHARGE DISMISSAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC EFFECTS EFFECTS OF REGULATIONS EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EQUALITY FIRING FIRM EXIT HIRING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JOB CREATION JOB DESTRUCTION JOB SECURITY JOB SECURITY REGULATIONS JOBS LABOR ADJUSTMENT LABOR DEMAND LABOR DISPUTES LABOR FORCE LABOR INTENSITY LABOR LAW LABOR LAWS LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR POLICIES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR SHARE LABOUR LABOUR BUREAU LABOUR REGULATION LAW ENFORCEMENT LAYOFF LAYOFFS LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES LOCKOUTS MANUFACTURING SECTOR MINIMUM WAGES NET EMPLOYMENT NET EMPLOYMENT GAINS OCCUPATIONS PERMANENT WORKERS PIECES OF REGULATION PLANT CLOSURES PLANT PRODUCTIVITY POLICY CHANGE POLICY PERSPECTIVE PREVIOUS STUDIES PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULAR WORKERS REGULATORY MEASURE REGULATORY MEASURES RETIREMENT SOCIAL SECURITY STATE BUDGET STATE LAWS STRIKES TEMPORARY WORKERS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TYPES OF REGULATIONS UNIONS WAGE BILL WORKER WORKERS |
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ACTS ADJUSTMENT COSTS AMENDMENT BARGAINING POWER CODES CONDITIONS OF WORK CONTRACT LABOR CONTRACT LABOUR COSTS OF REGULATION DISCHARGE DISMISSAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC EFFECTS EFFECTS OF REGULATIONS EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EQUALITY FIRING FIRM EXIT HIRING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JOB CREATION JOB DESTRUCTION JOB SECURITY JOB SECURITY REGULATIONS JOBS LABOR ADJUSTMENT LABOR DEMAND LABOR DISPUTES LABOR FORCE LABOR INTENSITY LABOR LAW LABOR LAWS LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR POLICIES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR SHARE LABOUR LABOUR BUREAU LABOUR REGULATION LAW ENFORCEMENT LAYOFF LAYOFFS LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES LOCKOUTS MANUFACTURING SECTOR MINIMUM WAGES NET EMPLOYMENT NET EMPLOYMENT GAINS OCCUPATIONS PERMANENT WORKERS PIECES OF REGULATION PLANT CLOSURES PLANT PRODUCTIVITY POLICY CHANGE POLICY PERSPECTIVE PREVIOUS STUDIES PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULAR WORKERS REGULATORY MEASURE REGULATORY MEASURES RETIREMENT SOCIAL SECURITY STATE BUDGET STATE LAWS STRIKES TEMPORARY WORKERS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TYPES OF REGULATIONS UNIONS WAGE BILL WORKER WORKERS Ahsan, Ahmad Pagés, Carmen Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India |
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This paper studies the economic effects
of legal amendments on different types of labor laws. It
examines the effects of amendments to labor dispute laws and
amendments to job security legislation. It also identifies
the effects of legal amendments related to the most
contentious regulation of all-Chapter Vb of the Industrial
Disputes Act-which stipulates that firms with 100 or more
employees cannot retrench workers without government
authorization. The analysis finds that laws that increase
job security or increase the cost of labor disputes
substantially reduce registered sector employment and output
but do not increase the labor share. Labor-intensive
industries, such as textiles, are the hardest hit by laws
that increase job security while capital-intensive
industries are most affected by higher labor dispute
resolution costs. The paper concludes that widespread and
increasing use of contract labor may have brought some
output and employment gains but did not make up for the
adverse effects of job security and dispute resolution laws. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Ahsan, Ahmad Pagés, Carmen |
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Ahsan, Ahmad Pagés, Carmen |
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Ahsan, Ahmad |
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Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India |
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Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India |
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Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India |
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Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India |
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Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India |
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are all labor regulations equal? assessing the effects of job security, labor dispute, and contract labor laws in india |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7726776/all-labor-regulations-equal-assessing-effects-job-security-labor-dispute-contract-labor-laws-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7419 |
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