This paper aims to evaluate the impact of a tax incentive program targeted to small business (SIMPLES) on employment … account two distinct channels through which the effects may operate. The first is the employment variation in firms that … dimension. Our results points to positive effects on employment growth only for the red tape simplification dimension in the …

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of a tax incentive program targeted to small business (SIMPLES) on employment … account two distinct channels through which the effects may operate. The first is the employment variation in firms that … dimension. Our results points to positive effects on employment growth only for the red tape simplification dimension in the …

. Hence, the paper focuses on the transition of apprentices into gainful employment. The results show that large …

and development (R&D) - their innovation goals in the medium term. However, the shortage of skilled workers turns out to … be a hindering factor in the innovation process . By contrast, most ICT companies have not been sufficiently suc …-cessful at winning other firms to build R&D co-operations to overcome hurdles to innovation. …