Employment protection legislation for regular contracts (EPLR) did not change much over time.
Pooling the oldest three cohorts, the immobility ratio exhibits a positive significant association with EPL, EPLR and PMR, and a significant negative association with union density and the unemployment benefit replacement rate.
* An increase in the strictness of employment protection legislation (EPL), in the relative difference between employment protection legislation for regular contracts (EPLR) and temporary contracts (EPLT), and in active labour market policies (ALMPs) is associated with an increase in earnings immobility.