In this paper the impact of various agglomerative forces on employment growth in Ghanaian manufacturing is investigated, using data from two firm censuses, as well as population census and trade data. The study is the first to use nationally representative firm data that covers the formal and...

In this study we use a long run macroeconomic model for Austria to simulate the effects of aging on employment, output growth, and the solvency of the social security system. By disaggregating the population into six age cohorts and modelling sex specific participation rates for each cohort, we...

Der Dienstleistungssektor gilt als die "große Beschäftigungshoffnung des 21. Jahrhunderts". Auch in Deutschland entstanden in den letzten Jahrzehnten neue Arbeitsplätze primär im Dienstleistungsbereich, allerdings blieb der Ausbau deutlich hinter den Zahlen anderer OECD-Länder zurück.In...