Entries by Chris Papageorgiou

Beliefs, not self-interest, drive people’s views about job protection regulation

Individuals’ ideological beliefs are far more important than their own labour market status in influencing their support for strong job protection for workers on permanent contracts. That is the key finding from analysis of a new survey of 7,000 individuals in 14 advanced countries conducted by Romain Duval, Yi Ji, Chris Papageorgiou, Ippei Shibata and […]