Labor Regulations, Unions, and Social Protection in Developing Countries: Market distortions or Efficient Institutions?

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Labor Unions, Political Representation, and Economic Inequality (2017, background): “Existing research (reviewed by Freeman 2009) largely consists of country studies, sometimes relying on small, unrepresentative samples of workers and firms.”
How Does China's New Labour Contract Law Affect Floating Workers? (2013, unknown): “How labor institutions affect efficiency depends on how well the labor market operates absent the institution (Freeman, 2009: 10).”
High Unemployment Yet Few Small Firms: The Role of Centralized Bargaining in South Africa (2012, background): “Understanding both why formal jobs 1Indeed, previous studies of minimum wages in Latin America have provided evidence that minimum wage increases yield increases in wages in both the formal and informal sectors (Freeman 2009), suggesting that legislated labor standards can impact the labor market ac”
African Economic Outlook 2012 (2012, background): “Studies of changes in EPL for Chile and Colombia do find that weaker EPL is associated with declines in job tenure, higher separation rates, and increased hiring in the formal sector (Freeman, 2009).”
How Effective are Active Labor Market Policies in Developing Countries? A Critical Review of Recent Evidence (2017, background): “Freeman (2010) provides a recent review of how labor market institutions and regulations, including the role of mandated beneﬁts, minimum wages, and employment protection regulations affect employment.”