The paper analyzes a variety of government policies that can stimulate employment when unemployment is generated … may be ineffective. We show how supply side policies can stimulate employment by raising worker productivity or reducing … effect on employment unless these policies stimulate labor productivity, the entry of firms, capital utilization or …

negotiations. Wage and employment decisions are assumed to be made before business conditions are known; thus these decisions … effectiveness of various government policies on production, employment, and pricing. Hysteresis is shown to be a special case in a …