) econometric approach that identifies the effects of shocks resulting from hurricanes. Based on the Quarterly Census of Employment … and Wages (QCEW) data on earnings and employment, the earnings of an average worker in Florida will increase as much as … counties; however, this is coupled with a slower growth rate in employment. Powerful hurricanes have greater effects than their …

We estimate the effects of Wal-Mart stores on county-level retail employment and earnings, accounting for endogeneity … employment results indicate that a Wal-Mart store opening reduces county-level retail employment by about 150 workers, implying … retail employment. The payroll results indicate that Wal-Mart store openings lead to declines in county-level retail earnings …

employment integration of benefit recipients. To address the issue, we have resorted to a counterfactual approach with data from … two main sources: the program administration and compulsory communications on employment and unemployment spells. We found …

difference-in-differences model that compares employment rates across education type and age. An initial employment advantage of …

vocational trainees on their employment outcomes. The setting of the study is the vocational training program DDU-GKY in India …

youth employment, the Government of India has launched a number of skills training programs. This paper deals with … poor youth. Initially, the program leads to a 29 percentage point increase in the employment rate of the trained graduates …. However, two to six months after the training, the employment effect of the program drops to zero. A third of the placed …

treatment impacts and their heterogeneity. The average impact of training on employment is positive, but close to zero and … training we do find training to have had statistically significant effects on the quality of employment, and that the positive …

employment and earnings, such as raises on the job or longer job duration. The city of New Orleans implemented a job training …, as workers may not find their stable, target employment immediately. Government may also want to find ways to improve …