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Gross job flows and institutions in Europe

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Ramón Gómez-Salvador () (European Central Bank, Kaiserstr. 29, D-60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Julián Messina () (European Central Bank, Kaiserstr. 29, D-60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Giovanna Vallanti () (London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom)

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We examine job flows in the 1990s for a sample of 13 European countries. By using a dataset of continuing firms that covers all sectors, we find firm characteristics to be important determinants of job flows, with smaller and younger firms within services typically having a larger degree of job turnover. Once controlled for firm and sectoral effects, the role of institutions in the dynamics of job creation and destruction is examined. As expected, employment protection is found to reduce job flows. Similarly, countries with higher unemployment benefits and more coordinated wage bargaining systems are characterised by lower job flows.

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Keywords: Gross Job Flows; Labour market institutions.;

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J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - General

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