This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 … possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the benefit replacement ratio, employment protection and the collective …

empirical evidence on the effects of low-wage subsidies is surprisingly scarce. This paper examines the employment effects of a … difference-in-difference-in-differences approach. Our results indicate that the subsidy system had no effects on the employment … rate. However, it appears to have increased the probability of part-time workers obtaining full-time employment. …

The world's biggest and arguably most aggressive form of employment based affirmative action policy for minorities … exists in India. This paper exploits the institutional features of federally mandated employment quota policy to examine its … effect on labor market outcomes of two distinct minority groups. My main finding is that employment quota significantly in …

Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro … positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects … for larger firms (e.g. over 150 employees). We also find the policy raises area level manufacturing employment mainly …

monthly earnings among those employed. However, there are no overall impacts on employment rates. Regarding non-labor market … employment, the practical significance of the impacts is unclear, as there is only weak evidence that the life skills measures …

improved the position of white females. There has been a growth in incorporated self-employment rates of white women in …

that minimum wages reduce employment, with the exception of high school dropouts. In contrast, evidence strongly suggests … that the EITC boosts employment of young women (although not teenagers). We also explore how minimum wages and the EITC … the EITC boosts employment and earnings for minority women, and coupling the EITC with a higher minimum wage appears to …