The paper analyzes the relationship between barriers to entry and employment in the Italian retail trade sector. In … Italy the opening of large outlets is regulated at the regional level. By using differences-in-differences estimators I … study the effects of the rules implemented in Abruzzo and Marche, two otherwise close and similar Italian regions, that …

will increase in two steps, immediately after deregulation and further over time. Finally, employment in the retail sector …

employment in food retailing. Using data on the universe of German shops, we find that relaxing restrictions on business hours … increased employment by 0.4 workers per shop corresponding to an aggregate employment effect of 3 to 4 per cent. The effect was … driven by an increase in parttime employment while full-time employment was not affected. The statistical significance of …

employment in food retailing. Using data on the universe of German shops, we find that relaxing restrictions on business hours … increased employment by 0.4 workers per shop corresponding to an aggregate employment effect of 3 to 4 per cent. The effect was … driven by an increase in part-time employment while full-time employment was not affected. The statistical significance of …

immigration on business dynamics and employment by combining U.S. data on immigrant inflows from the Current Population Survey … boosting business survival and raises employment by reducing job destruction. The effects are largely driven by less …

immigration on business dynamics and employment by combining U.S. data on immigrant inflows from the Current Population Survey … boosting business survival and raises employment by reducing job destruction. The effects are largely driven by less …