In this paper the impact of various agglomerative forces on employment growth in Ghanaian manufacturing is investigated … representative firm data that covers the formal and informal economy to investigate the impact of agglomerative forces on employment … employment growth in Ghanaian manufacturing, finding that there is no evidence that population density is associated with faster …

access to finance results in higher employment growth, especially among micro, small, and medium enterprises. The results are …

employment and wages offered by Indonesian manufacturing firms from 1993 to 2006. It shows that the estimated effects of minimum … wage on employment are positive within a province (i.e., with province fixed effects), but negative within a firm (i …. It finds significant heterogeneous effects of minimum-wage changes on employment. The employment effects of minimum wages …

countries, this paper finds that average enterprise-level employment growth rates are remarkably similar across regions. This is …, enterprises? employment in Sub-Saharan Africa is less sensitive to changes in access to infrastructure and finance relative to … access to finance generally hamper growth, in Sub-Saharan Africa they are actually associated with higher employment growth …

This paper investigates the relationship between sectoral growth patterns and employment outcomes. A broad cross …-country analysis reveals that in middle-income countries, employment responds more to growth in less productive and more labor …-intensive sectors. Employment in middle-income countries is susceptible to a resource curse, and grows rapidly in response to …

business environment variables at the subnational level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. The analysis …

employment, promoting inclusive growth, and improving competitiveness. In the short run, weakened macroeconomic fundamentals in … policies across sectors to create productive employment and promote economic growth. Supporting innovation and enhancing access …

This paper investigates the contribution of small firms to employment, job creation, and growth in developing countries …. While small firms (<20 employees) have the smallest share of aggregate employment, the SME sector's (<100 employees … and employment growth, even after controlling for firm age. Large firms, however, have higher productivity growth …