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Enforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico

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dc.contributor.authorKaplan, David S.
dc.contributor.authorSadka, Joyce
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-25T22:03:14Z
dc.date.available2012-05-25T22:03:14Z
dc.date.issued2008-01
dc.description.abstractThe authors analyze lawsuits involving publicly-appointed lawyers in a labor court in Mexico to study how a rigid law is enforced. They show that, even after a judge has awarded something to a worker alleging unjust dismissal, the award goes uncollected 56 percent of the time. Workers who are dismissed after working more than seven years, however, do not leave these awards uncollected because their legally-mandated severance payments are larger. A simple theoretical model is used to generate predictions on how lawsuit outcomes should depend on the information available to the worker and on the worker's cost of collecting an award after trial, both of which are determined in part by the worker's lawyer. Differences in outcomes across lawyers are consistent with the hypothesis that firms take advantage both of workers who are poorly informed and of workers who find it more costly to collect an award after winning at trial.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8956991/enforceability-labor-law-evidence-labor-court-mexico
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4483
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6488
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4483
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES
dc.subjectACCURATE INFORMATION
dc.subjectACTIONS
dc.subjectADJUDICATION
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COURTS
dc.subjectAGENCY PROBLEM
dc.subjectARTICLES
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY CODE
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY LAW
dc.subjectBINDING
dc.subjectBRANCH
dc.subjectBURDEN OF PROOF
dc.subjectCHILD SUPPORT
dc.subjectCHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS
dc.subjectCLAIM
dc.subjectCLAIMANTS
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONSUMER BANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEBT
dc.subjectCONTINGENCY FEE
dc.subjectCONTINGENCY FEES
dc.subjectCORPORATIONS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOURT EMPLOYEE
dc.subjectCOURT JUDGMENT
dc.subjectCOURT JUDGMENTS
dc.subjectCOURT PERSONNEL
dc.subjectCOURT RULING
dc.subjectCOURT RULINGS
dc.subjectCOURT SYSTEM
dc.subjectCREDITOR
dc.subjectDEPENDENT
dc.subjectDERIVATIVE
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENFORCEABILITY
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectENTRY
dc.subjectEQUITY INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectFEDERAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectFILING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectIMMEDIATE PAYMENT
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectJUDGE
dc.subjectJUDGES
dc.subjectJUDICIAL PROCESS
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectJURISDICTION
dc.subjectJURISDICTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR COURT
dc.subjectLABOR COURTS
dc.subjectLABOR LAW
dc.subjectLAWYER
dc.subjectLAWYERS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGAL SERVICES
dc.subjectLEGAL STUDIES
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLITIGATION
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMEDIATION
dc.subjectNEGOTIATION
dc.subjectNEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectNOTATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF ASSETS
dc.subjectOUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectPARTY
dc.subjectPAYOFF
dc.subjectPAYOFFS
dc.subjectPRIVATE LAWYERS
dc.subjectPROBABILITIES
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROSECUTORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROSECUTORS
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectRULINGS
dc.subjectSALARY
dc.subjectSALE OF ASSETS
dc.subjectSETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectTITLE
dc.subjectTRIAL
dc.subjectTRIALS
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORKER CLAIMS
dc.titleEnforceability of Labor Law : Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexicoen
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okr.crossref.titleEnforceability Of Labor Law : Evidence From A Labor Court In Mexico
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:12:01.453602Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8956991/enforceability-labor-law-evidence-labor-court-mexico
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid413761468049752151
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4483
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20080122153935
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8956991
okr.identifier.reportWPS4483
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryMexico
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicLaw and Development::Legal Products
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Bankruptcy and Resolution of Financial Distress
okr.topicInformation Security and Privacy
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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