This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … impact on employment, with an estimated elasticity of -0.1. Furthermore, we find a heterogeneous effect of the minimum wage … on employment which depends on the firm's wage level. Specifically, the minimum wage has a greater negative impact on …

We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based … price index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate that greater uncertainty has a negative impact on growth of employment …-existent or weaker. Our results suggest that to truly understand the effects of uncertainty on employment dynamics, we need to …

social interventions in 2005 by setting up ELA (Employment and Livelihood for Adolescents) Centres for the ELA microfinance …

-secondary education, and coop, school enterprise, and internship/apprenticeship programs boost employment and decrease idleness after …

In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on … indication of adverse effects for (the three) other employment outcomes identified here. Moreover, with the possible exception of …

In this paper, we measure the implications of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for Palestinian employment and earnings … overseas foreign workers in the Israeli labor market. Data on Palestinian employment and earnings are taken from the … Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Palestinian employment rates in Israel and mean monthly earnings, regardless of work location …

, it delivers an expression for the employment rate and as side-products, a measure of the unemployment rate and the size … rationalizes differences in employment rates: in the U.S., we find a market productivity premium of +30% and market frictions of …