distribution; and a permanent positive effect on full-time employment. …

An ongoing debate in employment policy is whether promoting small and medium enterprises creates more employment. Do … small enterprises generate more employment growth than larger firms? We use the elimination of small-scale industry (SSI … manufacture by small and medium establishments. We identify the consequences for employment growth, investment, output …

. Consequently, the goal of our evaluation is to assess the impact of the policy on equity, debt and employment. Using various …

groups. Given wages, the direct employment effect of a reduction in weekly normal hours is negligible for all three groups … groups. Given wages, the direct employment effect of a reduction in weekly normal hours is negligible for all three groups …In this paper we estimate the employment effects of a reduction in weekly normal hours in West German manufacturing on …

, we find increases in wages, employment and firm-creation, especially in high-skilled manufacturing and knowledge … increased their employment within 20 minutes of commuting time from the border by four to five percentage points. The increased … inflow was constituted of highly-educated workers and it was associated with an increase in wages for highly-educated Swiss …

flood risk has a large negative impact on firm entry, employment, and output in the long run; and (2) flood events reduce … output in the short run while their impact on firm entry and employment is limited. Motivated by these findings, we construct … a spatial equilibrium model to characterize how flood risk shapes firms' location choices and workers' employment, which …

We assess long-term impacts of the Mexican conditional cash transfer (CCT) program on youth employment and earnings. We … attainment. Moreover, we find significant and positive impacts of the program on the likelihood and quality of employment …