Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35050 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3352
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper empirically establishes the effect of the employer's term of notice on the wage level of employees. The term of notice is defined as the period an employer has to notify workers in advance of their up-coming dismissal. The wages paid during this period are an important element of firing costs and hence employment protection. To find a causal effect, I exploit the exogenous change in the term of notice that resulted from the introduction of a new Dutch law in 1999. Strong evidence is found that a longer 'dormant' term of notice leads to higher wages. In my sample, an additional month of notice increases wages by three percent, ceteris paribus.
Subjects: 
Employment protection
wages
fixed effects
JEL: 
C23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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