principal parameters that determine how the commodity shock is going to affect labour market outcomes between high and low …

This study explores the effects of market deregulation on employment growth. Empirical analysis of an OECD country … through sizable interaction effects. A theoretical framework is developed for evaluating deregulation strategies in the … presence of reform costs. Optimal deregulation takes various forms depending on the deregulation costs and the strength of …

product market deregulation. We extend that model to combine both reforms, and include the costs of financing them, the …

This study explores the effects of labor and product market deregulation on employment growth. Our empirical results … framework for evaluating deregulation strategies in the presence of reform costs. Optimal deregulation takes various forms … depending on the deregulation costs, the strength of reform interactions, and the perspective of the policymaker. Unless …

shock affects aggregate employment. Intra-industry selection is then shown to influence the effectiveness of active labour … market policies in countering the employment and welfare effects of a negative shock. We estimate a measure of the shape …