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Jayakody, Shashitha, Morelli, David, Nica, Melania and Oberoi, Jaideep Singh (2023) 'Trust and employment protection legislation.' Economics Letters, 234. p. 111441.

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Abstract

We examine the role of generalized social trust in substituting for employment protection legislation. Using foreign direct investment from the US to a sample of OECD countries, we find that trust diminishes the importance of formal employment regulations in investment attractiveness.

Item Type: Journal Article
Keywords: Trust, Informal institutions, Labor laws, Investment
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > School of Finance & Management
ISSN: 01651765
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111441
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2023 08:33
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/41012

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