Oviedo, Ana MariaFox, Louise2012-06-042012-06-042008-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6971The authors use firm-level survey data from the manufacturing sector in 20 Sub-Saharan African countries to explore the links between labor market regulations and net job creation. A first look at firm characteristics, perceptions, and the dynamics of employment at the firm level suggests that labor regulations are not the main "binding constraint" on job creation. Other issues seem more important at this level of development. The analysis estimates the determinants of net job creation incorporating the legal origin of the country as a proxy for regulation. The findings show that, after controlling for other firm-level characteristics, legal origin is uncorrelated with net job creation in the short run.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGADVERSE SELECTIONAGE CATEGORIESAGGREGATE GROWTHBUSINESS CYCLEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCONTRACT LABORDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC GROWTHEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT CREATIONEMPLOYMENT DYNAMICSEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATEEMPLOYMENT LEVELEMPLOYMENT LEVELSEMPLOYMENT POTENTIALEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATIONENTREPRENEURENTRY BARRIERSEXPANSIONEXTERNALITIESFIRINGFIRING COSTSFIRM LEVELFIRM PERFORMANCEFIRM SIZEFOREIGN WORKERSHIRINGHUMAN CAPITALINCOMEINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL SECTORJOB DESTRUCTIONJOB FLOWSJOB MARKETJOB SECURITYJOB SECURITY REGULATIONJOB TENUREJOB TURNOVERJOBSLABOR ADJUSTMENTLABOR COSTSLABOR DEMANDLABOR ECONOMICSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR LAWSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITYLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONSLABOR MARKET OUTCOMELABOR MARKET OUTCOMESLABOR MARKET POLICYLABOR MARKET REFORMLABOR MARKET REFORMSLABOR MARKET REGULATIONLABOR MARKET REGULATIONSLABOR MARKET RIGIDITYLABOR MARKETSLABOR MOBILITYLABOR REGULATIONLABOR REGULATIONSLABOURLATIN AMERICANLAYOFFSLEATHER INDUSTRYLENDERLICENSINGLONG-RUN EMPLOYMENTLONG-TERM EMPLOYMENTNET JOB CREATIONOLDER WORKERSON-THE-JOB TRAININGOPERATING COSTSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCT MARKETPRODUCT MARKET REGULATIONSPRODUCTION FUNCTIONPRODUCTIVE FIRMSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC SERVICEREGULATORY REFORMSSELFEMPLOYMENTSEVERANCE PAYSEVERANCE PAYMENTSSHORT TERM EMPLOYMENTSKILL SHORTAGESSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATAXATIONTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTOTAL WAGEUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNIONIZATIONUNIONSUNSKILLED WORKERSWAGE DETERMINATIONWAGESWESTERN EUROPEWORKERWORKERSYOUNG WORKERSYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTMicrodata SetWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4721