Public Disclosure, Reputation Sensitivity, and Labor Law Compliance: Evidence from Better Factories CambodiaReview of Development Economics

By:
Debra Ang, Drusilla Brown, Rajeev Dehejia, Raymond Robertson
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  • Article Title: Public Disclosure, Reputation Sensitivity, and Labor Law Compliance: Evidence from Better Factories Cambodia
  • Title of Journal: Review of Development Economics
  • Vol #: 16
  • Issue #: 4

This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality.

 

Abstract: Public disclosure of labor conditions has been suggested as one way to encourage compliance with labor law and improvements in working conditions. Analyzing labor law compliance data in the apparel industry from Better Factories Cambodia, this paper finds that after the elimination of public disclosure of factory-level noncompliance the rate of increase in compliance slowed,but did not return to the baseline, even in the absence of a reputation sensitive buyer.

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