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Effects of Employment Protection on Worker and Job Flows: Evidence from the 1990 Italian Reform

This paper uses the Italian Social Security employer-employee panel to study the effects of the Italian reform of 1990 on worker and job flows. The authors find that the increase in dismissal costs decreased accessions and separations for workers in small relative to big firms, especially in sectors with higher employment volatility.