IIRA Study Groups:
Labour Market Regulations: Rationales, Indicators and Impacts
Coordinator:
Mr. Sangheon Lee
Senior Research Officer
Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
International Labour Office
1211 Geneva 22
Tel: + 41 22 799 8755
Fax: + 41 22 799 8451
Email: lees@ilo.org
With the increasing evidence of the failure of the so-called Washington consensus, attempts have been made to attribute this failure to labour market regulations. The most recent manifestation of such arguments is found in the World Bank's Doing Business Indicators, which are exerting great influence over policy decisions in developing and transition countries.
The challenge is particularly strong in the areas of wages, working time, employment protection and social security. It is in this context that a new study group is proposed to develop a coherent response to these arguments, thereby moving beyond the superficial dichotomy between regulation and deregulation advancing the research and policy directions which focus on making regulating more effective.
The study group will discuss how to improve the theoretical and conceptual frameworks for the evaluations of labour market regulations and how to operationalize them to support research work on institutional indicators and their relationship with labour market performances.
This group is proposed as part of on-going efforts to create a research network, Regulating for Decent Work, which is intended to foster collaboration and bring together researchers who work in the field of labour regulations.
If you wish to be part of this study group please contact Mr. Sangheon Lee