compensation and employment and labor law or workers and their unions do not block companies from such substitution. Often, however …

availability. I investigate the impact of a unique policy experiment—New Jersey’s Individual Health Coverage Plan—on self-employment … traditional employment and health insurance by facilitating access to coverage that was not employer-linked. I find evidence that … the IHCP increased self-employment among New Jersey residents, relative to various sets of comparison states. Consistent …

effects of all types in Russia and Ukraine. The positive employment outcome under foreign ownership results from a substantial …We estimate the effects of privatization on firm-level wages and employment in four transition economies. Applied to … Hungary and Russia are small (3-5%) negative wage effects found. Privatization to foreign investors has positive estimated …

.16 and 0.34, respectively), and controlling for employment size further reduces them (to 0.07 and 0.28). We also exploit the …

timing and definition of employment, the roles of split-ups and mergers, and the relative magnitudes of rehiring and new … intensity, and labor productivity, but only weakly to job and worker turnover. Little evidence is found that firms' employment …