文章通过选取A股制造业上市公司2003-2012年数据,实证研究了中国不同市场化程度地区企业劳动保护水平的差异性,以及政府对市场的补充替代作用.研究发现:在市场化程度较高的地区,劳动保护水平较高;在市场化程度较低的地区,劳动保护水平较低.而且,在《劳动合同法》颁布以后,随着政府对劳动保护介入的增强,市场化程度较低地区的企业劳动保护水平显著提高,且变化幅度要显著大于市场程度较高地区的企业.更进一步的研究还发现,市场与政府对劳动保护的作用主要是通过加大企业裁员的难度来实现的.研究结果表明,在市场不完善的地区,政府会发挥补充替代的作用,使劳动保护水平得到提高,并逐步趋于一致.
In this article, through selecting the data from 2003 to 2012 of China' s A-share manufacturing listed companies, we empirically analyze the differences of labor protection level in places of different degrees of marketization and the complementary role the government plays in the market. Our studies find that in areas of higher degree of marketization, the labor protection level is higher, and in areas of lower degree, the level is lower. After the implementation of the Labor Contract Law, the labor protection level of enterprises in areas of low degree of marketization has increased significantly with increasing intervention of government on labor protection. What' s more, the increased amplitude is larger than that of the enterprises in areas of the high degree of marketization. Further empirical examinations show that the market' s and government' s functions to the labor protection mainly are increasing the difficulty of employee layoffs. The results in this article show that the government plays a complementary role in areas where the market is not perfect, to improve the labor protection level to be consistent.