Are product market and entry regulation key sources of low employment growth in many European countries? We investigate … increase in large retail chains’ concentration it induced, slowed down employment growth in France. …

country data to study the effect of product market regulation and reform on a country’s macroeconomic performance. After a … of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output … growth. A summary of what we learn from the econometric results concludes the paper. …

-linearities in their impact on employment growth. The results suggest strong composition effects: A weak business environment shifts … growth of all firms, particularly micro and small firms. On the other hand, corruption and poor access to infrastructure … reduce employment growth by affecting the growth of medium size and large firms. With significant differences between firms …

This paper examines the performance of minimum wage legislation in Kenya, both in terms of its coverage and enforcement …

context of increasing urban poverty in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings indicate that households who migrated together with their …

Kenya that lengthened primary school by one year. An instrumental variables approach measures the exogenous variation in …

Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … missionary schools from Kenya's colonial past, as well as geographical indicators such as rainfall, changes in forest cover, and …

This essay starts, after a short introduction on the importance and dimensions of “inclusive growth”, with a brief … transitions pay); and fourth, efficient labour market regulation for better utilising existing capacities and restraining …