This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … impact on employment, with an estimated elasticity of -0.1. Furthermore, we find a heterogeneous effect of the minimum wage … on employment which depends on the firm's wage level. Specifically, the minimum wage has a greater negative impact on …

the likelihood of transiting from wage-and-salary to self-employment. Finally, there is no evidence of higher district …

employment growth, in contrast to the United States where initial labor demand shocks are expanded in the long run. After the …

large between 1996 and 2000 and undoubtedly contributed strongly to the exceptional employment performance during that …

increased in large firms. Employment of persons directly affected by the law declined, although the net effect on aggregate … employment was not significant. …

Using panel data for 15 industrial countries, active labor market policies (ALMPs) are shown to have raised employment … variables. Among such policies, direct subsidies to job creation were the most effective. ALMPs also affected employment rates …

output and employment. …