Africa. But employment in African manufacturing has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These employment gains have been … accompanied by: (i) large increases in the number of small manufacturing firms; (ii) limited employment gains in large firms; and … (iii) robust labor productivity growth in Africa's large firms. Limited employment growth in Africa's large manufacturing …

Employment rates in Puerto Rico range from 55 to 65 percent of U.S. rates during the past thirty years. This huge … employment shortfall holds for men and women, cuts across all education groups, and is deeper for persons without a college … educated workers. Motivated by these facts, we identify several factors that undermine employment growth and business …

on employment. We show that job security policies have substantial impact on the level and the distribution of employment … in Latin America. They reduce employment and promote inequality. The institutional organization of the labor market … affects both employment and inequality …

and examines whether the US fulfills these criterion. The US's employment and productivity performance make it a … workers, continued full employment will greatly strengthen the case for the US as peak economy. But with anything less than … full employment the US economy will lose its luster. Even if this occurs, however, the US record in employing women and …

This study investigates the relationship between parental employment and child cognitive development using data from … employment may be particularly costly for children in traditional' two-parent families. Finally, the data suggest that paternal … and maternal employment have qualitatively similar effects, hinting at the importance of time investments by fathers. The …

chronic large deficits. The familiar conclusion that sustained government deficits at full employment depress private capital …

, Japanese firms resembled U.S. multinationals. A Japanese parent's employment, given the level of its production, tends to be … similar to that of Swedish firms, but contrasts with that of U.S. firms. U.S. firms appear to reduce employment at home …-wage countries. We conclude that in Japanese firms and ancillary employment at home to service foreign operations outweighs any …