employment, trades and vocational qualifications” and for DG V (Employment) of the European Commission in the late 1994. It … instruments were not used in a minimum extend. The new Government, issued from the 1995 elections, proposed “employment” as a … major objective with horizontal responsibility. That’s also why there is now a Ministry for Qualifications and Employment …

sector, that contributes in increasing production and employment, so the cycle of economic development must be pushed to …

characterized by an increase in the employment-GDP elasticity. Additionally, separating labor demand by sectors, I find evidence of … a stronger negative impact of the minimum wages on employment in the tradable sector in the late nineties. A minimum … highlight the importance of the economic growth on employment generation as well as the cost of not considering the business …

of employment generating capacity, expressed in a fall in the employment-PGB elasticity of the economy. Second, a strong … structural break in the labor demand around the year 2001. The break is mainly characterized by an increase in employment … employment in the tradable sector, in the late nineties. The minimum wage increases 10% above the average wage in the economy …

computations of the sector elasticity of labor demand, and by evaluating the employment effects of trade in manufactures, services … the aggregate estimate in all three countries. The employment effect of openness to trade is generally positive, although … it varies according to country particularities. The employment effect of technical change may help in understanding …

leaving paid employment for self-employment. We think, that this is a special kind of knowledge spillover. We also control for …