continuities in household composition. In particular, households in the pre-industrial era were no more likely than present … resulted in a household composition which resembles that produced by early widowhood in the seventeenth century. Nor has the … to illustrate household types. The paper concludes by suggesting that a standard set of tables should be agreed upon and …

than output, while employment shows a persistent decline. This finding has raised doubts concerning the relevance of the … economy, the flexible price RBC model can match the negative conditional correlation between productivity and employment quite …

This paper examines the implications of labour force growth in one region for wages, employment, and production … linkages between labour force growth in one region and real wage and employment erosion in another are derived. These …

The paper analyzes a variety of government policies that can stimulate employment when unemployment is generated … may be ineffective. We show how supply side policies can stimulate employment by raising worker productivity or reducing … effect on employment unless these policies stimulate labor productivity, the entry of firms, capital utilization or …

This paper analyses theoretically and empirically how employment subsidies should be targeted. We contrast measures … efficiency" (AWE). Thereby we can identify policies that (a)improve employment and welfare, (b)do not raise earnings inequality …

have been associated with employment cuts. Somewhat surprisingly, firm exits did not contribute significantly to aggregate …