Does Weaker Employment Protection Lower the Cost of Job Loss?

Marco Francesconi; Daniela Sonedda

doi:10.3368/jhr.0725-14408R2

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Does Weaker Employment Protection Lower the Cost of Job Loss?

Marco Francesconi and Daniela Sonedda

Published online before print July 13, 2026, 0725-14408R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0725-14408R2

Marco Francesconi

Marco Francesconi is a Professor at the University of Essex.

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Daniela Sonedda

Daniela Sonedda is an Associate Professor at the University of Insubria and a research affiliate of IZA, LABORatorio Revelli, and CRENoS.

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