This paper reviews conceptual linkages between taxation and unemployment, available empirical evidence and country … policy advice on these issues, and tax policy options in addressing the unemployment problem. It concludes that the emphasis … unemployment …

This paper studies net employment growth across 21 OECD economies in 1980-97, focusing on experiences within the … shows that a policy package including low taxation and flexible employment protection legislation is associated with high …

This paper examines the impact of trade on employment, wages, and other outcomes across countries and explores the … firm-level dataset to examine the impact of import competition on employment, wages, and firm performance, as well as the … industries, import competition actually strengthens employment growth. In addition, import competition tends to improve average …

Raising South Africa's low employment rate to levels seen in emerging market or advanced economy peers could raise GDP … find much scope for improving the design of key labor market institutions-including collective bargaining and employment …

unemployment by about 2.2 pp after five years. If sequencing is required, starting with PMRs would be more effective in boosting … output, while starting with LMRs would reduce unemployment faster. Finally, increasing unemployment benefits would be more …

.S. manufacturing industry, and it finds evidence of asymmetry. Tight policy increases job destruction and reduces net employment …

This paper investigates the sensitivity of sectoral employment and wages in the United States to changes in foreign … trade prices for 1980–90. Previous studies have concentrated mainly on the impact of changes in import prices on employment … and wage levels. This paper estimates the impact of changes in both import and export prices on employment and wages in …

employment when industries are finely disaggregated (450 manufacturing industries). However, this affect disappears at more …

This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … negative impact on employment, with an estimated elasticity of -0.1. Furthermore, we find a heterogeneous effect of the minimum … wage on employment which depends on the firm's wage level. Specifically, the minimum wage has a greater negative impact on …