have occurred due to changes in factor prices: a large fall in real wages and increases in the cost of capital. In previous … recessions real wages did not fall, but reforms to union strength and welfare have made wages more sensitive to negative demand … misallocation. The fall in labour productivity is therefore likely to reverse if demand improves - e.g. through stronger monetary or …

muscles. Our findings are consistent with high energy levels, induced by creatine, leading to productivity-enhancing traits …

import competition experienced slower growth in manufacturing wages and in-migration rates between 2000 and 2010, and greater …

wages, employment, occupations and locations of blue-collar native workers. The natives in the sample are initially in … substantial evidence that immigration lowers the median annual wages of natives. The estimated negative effects are also much … endogenous changes in occupation and location attenuate the impact of immigration on natives' wages. We also find much larger …

sizeable 'gender gaps' in employment and wages. Certain factors help to explain a good part of gender gaps, including caring …

Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro …

Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro …

, where family ownership is widespread and the productivity dispersion across firms is substantial. Time use analysis of 356 … devote to work activities, and longer working hours are associated with higher firm productivity, growth, profitability and …