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 …

shocks. This wage flexibility is desirable as it reduces the risks of long-term unemployment building up. After accounting … 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 …

A recent boom in commodities-for-manufactures trade between China and other developing countries has led to much … rises in local wage inequality. However, in locations benefiting from rising Chinese demand, we observe higher wage growth …

markets explain both productivity differences and firm density. Estimating structural model parameters is simple and relies on … a two stage OLS procedure. The first stage estimates local market conditions using firm employment and regional data … model, we find that labor markets which provide cost advantages explain substantial differences in firm productivity …

This article addresses the issue of termination of employment because of the conduct of the employee in her leisure … time, in the light of the human right to private life. It explores the impact on the retention of employment of activities … lead to lawful dismissal only if there is a clear and present impact or a high likelihood of such impact on employment …