This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … impact on employment, with an estimated elasticity of -0.1. Furthermore, we find a heterogeneous effect of the minimum wage … on employment which depends on the firm's wage level. Specifically, the minimum wage has a greater negative impact on …

We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based … price index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate that greater uncertainty has a negative impact on growth of employment …-existent or weaker. Our results suggest that to truly understand the effects of uncertainty on employment dynamics, we need to …

the impact of emigration due to low growth and limited employment prospects at home. Many Pacific emigrants settle abroad …

This study explores the effects of labor and product market deregulation on employment growth. Our empirical results … employment growth, including through sizable interaction effects. Based on these findings, the paper develops a theoretical …

, openness to trade, and changes in employment protection--using a panel of 18 industrial countries over 1960-2000. Since most …

return. In the short run, an adverse shock to a region results in a sharp drop in employment and a gradual decline of … physical capital; the system returns to its initial capital/labor ratio after four years. The sharp drop in employment is …’s employment. …