result was partly to be expected, and therefore the effect of immigrants on native employment is analyzed here. Two aspects … employment into unemployment; ii) job-search effectiveness measured by the probability of moving from unemployment into … employment within one year. The quarterly Labour Force Survey data (ISTAT) from 1993 to 1997 was used. The transition …

regional level (see Fritsch, 2008, for a survey) which suggests that competition among incumbent firms is caused by (lagged …) start-up rates. Contrary to earlier research the present paper employs a direct measure of the level of competition between … model at the region-sector level for the Netherlands, where regional economic development (employment growth) is explained …

state of Georgia to determine whether the change had an impact on employment and hours in the beer, wine, and liquor retail … took effect. Since there is no significant employment increase, it appears that employers adjusted to remaining open one …

; secondly, wage compression is linked to labor market outcomes in terms of employment. Compressed wage structure (usually caused …