other aspects of firm behaviour. In this paper we consider the impact of minimum wages on firm profitability by exploiting … firm profitability was significantly reduced (and wages significantly raised) by the minimum wage introduction. This …Although there is a large literature on the economic effects of minimum wages on labour market outcomes (especially …

effects upon profitability. We test for weak instruments and check sub-sample robustness. Our findings seem to lend support to …

In this paper, we study the link between profitability, fiscal policy and exchange rate regimes. We are particularly … the different types of government spending and taxation affect profitability through two main channels, namely changes in … different components of fiscal policy have different effects on profitability depending on the exchange rate regime. Using a …

This Paper examines the effect of price competition on innovation, market structure and profitability in R … counts and profitability over 1952-77. The econometric results suggest that the introduction of restrictive practices …&D-intensive manufacturing industries, while it caused a significant rise in concentration in these industries. In the short run profitability …

We develop a simple approach to valuing stocks in the presence of learning about average profitability. The market …-to-book ratio (M/B) increases with uncertainty about average profitability, especially for firms that pay no dividends. M/B is … returns. Firm profitability has become more volatile recently, helping explain the puzzling increase in average idiosyncratic …

insurance (UI) on reemployment wages. This paper estimates a positive UI wage effect exploiting an age-based regression … balance between two offsetting forces: UI causes agents to seek higher-wage jobs, but also reduces wages by lengthening … both in our sample and across studies, reconciling disparate wage-effect estimates. Empirically, UI raises wages by …

This paper investigates the effects of services offshoring on wages using individual-level data combined with industry … real wages. Hence, offshoring has contributed to a widening of the wage gap between skilled and less skilled workers. This …

cycle, of several dimensions of economic inequality, including wages, labor earnings, income, consumption, and wealth. After … emphasis on cross-country comparisons. Most, but not all, countries experienced substantial increases in wages and earnings …