The fear of massive job losses has prompted a fast-growing literature on offshoring and its impact on employment in … services offshoring on total employment for Belgium between 1995 and 2003. -- Offshoring ; imported intermediate inputs … advanced economies. This paper examines the situation for Belgium. It improves the offshoring intensity measure by computing a …

This paper provides a comprehensive quantitative assessment of the employment performance of first- and second … first-generation immigrants face a substantial employment penalty (up to -36% points) vis-à-vis their native counterparts …. Among the key drivers of access to employment, we find: i) education for the descendants of non-EU-born immigrants, and ii …

This paper takes advantage of access to detailed matched bank-firm data to investigate whether and how employment … constraints have been essentially detrimental for employment among SMEs experiencing a negative demand shock or facing strong … product market competition. In terms of human resources management, credit constraints are not only found to foster employment …

only that first-generation immigrants face a substantial employment penalty (up to -36% points) vis-à-vis their native … counterparts, but also that their descendants continue to face serious difficulties in accessing the labour market. The employment …) citizenship acquisition is associated with significantly better employment outcomes, for both EU and non-EU-born immigrants; iii …

This paper provides a comprehensive quantitative assessment of the employment performance of first- and second … first-generation immigrants face a substantial employment penalty (up to -36% points) vis-à-vis their native counterparts …. Among the key drivers of access to employment, we find: i) education for the descendants of non-EU-born immigrants, and ii …

investigate how employment decisions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been affected by credit constraints in the … banks. Yet, findings also indicate that employment consequences of credit shortages have been essentially detrimental for …

This paper takes advantage of access to detailed matched bank-firm data to investigate whether and how employment … constraints have been essentially detrimental for employment among SMEs experiencing a negative demand shock or facing strong … product market competition. In terms of human resources management, credit constraints are not only found to foster employment …

investigate whether and how employment decisions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been affected by credit … counterparts not facing such constraints. Yet, findings also indicate that employment consequences of credit shortages depend … detrimental for employment among SMEs experiencing a negative demand shock or facing severe product market competition. Finally …