new firms, new sectors, and thus new jobs. But even for process innovation, the final impact on labor demand is shaped by … impede them. Policies should maximize the job-creation effect of product innovation and minimize the direct labor …

We analyze changes in unemployment, marginal labor force attachment and participation in Canada and the U.S.. Using two … labor market transition behavior at these margins, finding remarkably consistent results in the two countries, with the … marginally attached displaying behavior lying between unemployment and non-attachment. The three non-employment states are …

We analyze changes in unemployment, marginal labor force attachment and participation in Canada and the U.S. Using two … labor market transition behavior at these margins, finding remarkably consistent results in the two countries, with the … marginally attached displaying behavior lying between unemployment and non-attachment. The three non-employment states are …

Even before the Great Recession, U.S. employment growth was unimpressive. Between 2000 and 2007, the economy gave back … the considerable employment gains achieved during the 1990s, with a historic contraction in manufacturing employment being … force behind both recent reductions in U.S. manufacturing employment and — through input-output linkages and other general …