explanation for several seemingly unrelated facts about employment growth in macro and micro data. In particular, they generate … of employment growth to TFP shocks estimated from Census data induce significant skewness, movements in volatility and …

This paper shows that firms spread the adverse impacts of local employment shocks across regions through their internal … establishment-level employment responds strongly to employment shocks in other regions in which the firm has establishments …. Consistent with theory, the elasticity of establishment-level employment with respect to shocks in other regions is increasing …

largest was a shortfall of 3.5 percentage points in total factor productivity. The fourth was a shortfall of 2.4 percentage … in the labor market and pessimistic about reversing the declines in total factor productivity and the part of the …

provide a microfoundation for aggregate productivity shocks. Existing research has focused on using aggregate shocks to …

medium term the increased volatility from the shock induces an overshoot in output, employment and productivity. Thus, second … oil-price shock and the 9/11 terrorist attack. This paper offers a structural framework to analyze the impact of these … data. The parameterized model is then used to simulate a macro uncertainty shock, which produces a rapid drop and rebound …

discontinuity design to estimate the impact of unionization on business survival, employment, output, productivity, and wages … wage gains …

relative to non-exporters. Employment, shipments and capital intensity are all higher at exporters at any given moment. This … exporters. The benefits of exporting for the firm are less clear. Employment" growth and the probability of survival are both …

worked. We observe a U-shaped pattern in which both young and old workers experience a sharper decrease in wage income … (employment) at proximate stores decrease by 4% (2.1%). Exits, especially of young and small stores, increase, and entry decreases …

wage insurance …