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The Effect of High Dismissal Protection on Bureaucratic Turnover and Productivity

Ricardo Estrada and María Lombardi
Published online before print June 07, 2024, 0523-12901R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0523-12901R2
Ricardo Estrada
Ricardo Estrada is a Principal economist at the Research Department in CAF–development Bank of Latin America (email: ).
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María Lombardi
María Lombardi is an Assistant Professor at the School of Government of Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (email: ).
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