on the positive and negative effect of intra-firm exports and imports respectively, on aggregate employment. The former …

effects on either wages or employment probabilities in manufacturing. In the service industries, workers are affected in terms … of employment probabilities from offshoring of services inputs only, although, in contrast to manufacturing industries …

offshoring mainly through changes in relative wages rather than changes in relative employment. This runs counter to the …

We raise the question whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has contributed to employment generation in Mexico and … employment data covering almost 200 manufacturing industries. We estimate dynamic labor demand functions for blue and white … FDI has a significantly positive, though quantitatively modest impact on manufacturing employment in Mexico. Moreover, we …

Do firms reduce employment when their insiders (established, incumbent employees) claim higher wages? The conventional … answer in the theoretical literature is that insider power has no influence on employment, provided that the newly hired … firing in recessions, while leaving hiring in booms unchanged. Thereby insider power reduces average employment. …

This paper provides a theoretical and quantitative analysis of various types of wellknown employment subsidies. Two … important questions are addressed: (i) How should employment subsidies be targeted? (ii) How large should the subsidies be? We …) improve employment and welfare, (b) do not raise earnings inequality and (c) are self-financing. This criterion enables us to …

This paper examines the interactions between employment and training policies. Their effectiveness in stimulating … income and employment may be interdependent for various important reasons. For example, the more employment policies … stimulate the employment rate, the greater the length of time over which workers use the human capital generated by training …

foreign direct investment in Central Europe may have helped the relatively favourable employment and earnings record of the … production. Employment and wages diverged considerably within the German automobile industry. Relative to skilled workers, the …