evaluating employment programs' outcomes; reviewing the role of labor market regulations in job creation; and reforming technical … the recent Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and earlier Bank's work on youth employment, this report addresses labor …

.08 percent in total employment. Firms with fewer than 20 employees would benefit the most, with average gains in net employment … of 4.27 percent. Countries with more regulated labor markets would experience larger gains in total employment. These … larger gains in total employment, however, would be achieved through higher rates of hiring and higher rates of termination …

"This paper investigates how enforcement of labor regulation affects the firm's use of informal employment and its … impact on firm performance. Using firm level data on informal employment and firm performance, and administrative data on … smaller amount of informal employment. Furthermore, by reducing the firm's access to unregulated labor, stricter enforcement …