caring with employment is extremely difficult, so families are heavily reliant upon benefits. But do disability benefits …

This paper estimates the impact of road improvements on firm employment and productivity using plant level longitudinal …, but not the employment of existing firms. We also find effects on labour productivity and wages at the firm level … data for Britain. Exposure to transport improvements is measured by changes in employment accessibility along the road …

misallocation. The fall in labour productivity is therefore likely to reverse if demand improves – e.g. through stronger monetary or …

Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro … positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects … for larger firms (e.g. over 150 employees). We also find the policy raises area level manufacturing employment mainly …

many services types. These firms are characterised by bigger size and higher than average productivity, all of which seem …We provide a novel set of stylized facts on firms engaging in international trade in services, using unique firm …-level data on services exports and imports in the United Kingdom in 2000- 2005. Less than 10% of firms trade in services but they …

This paper presents evidence on gender segregation in employment contracts in 15 EU countries, using micro data from … productivity differentials between the two genders. There is thus a largely unexplained residual in the gender job allocation …

This paper studies the dynamics of labour demand and the determinants of employment rates across the OECD. We find: (i …) labour demand adjusts less rapidly when employment protection is more strict and union density is higher; (ii) there is no … evidence that overall job turnover is influenced by employment protection; (iii) union density and coverage are negatively …