The article analyzes labor standards using a new dataset and finds a peer effect of treaty ratification, and a positive effect of relationship with the EU. The article examines the ILO's and the EU's labor rights promotion activities since the late 1990s. It reviews international causes of changes in countries' labor standards. It draws on literature on the role of global and regional institutions in shaping country level policies and formulates research hypotheses regarding labor standards. The article describes the new dataset and the spatial-OLS estimation method used. The results indicate that the causes of labor rights protection levels in Europe are different from those identified in other regions and stem from institutional transnational factors rather than from trade and foreign direct investment.

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涟漪效应：对等国际劳工组织条约的批准、地区社会化和集体劳工标准

本文使用新数据集分析劳工标准，并发现条约批准的同行效应以及与欧盟关系的积极影响。本文考察了自 1990 年代后期以来国际劳工组织和欧盟的劳工权利促进活动。它审查了各国劳工标准变化的国际原因。它借鉴了关于全球和区域机构在制定国家层面政策方面的作用的文献，并制定了有关劳工标准的研究假设。文章描述了新数据集和使用的空间 OLS 估计方法。结果表明，欧洲劳工权利保护水平的成因与其他地区不同，源于制度性跨国因素，而非贸易和外国直接投资。