passive labor market policies, labor and goods market regulation and unions' participation) on the component of the wage … growth not explained by the productivity growth (WP gap, thereafter). We consider a 14 OECD countries Panel Data over the … wedge, active labor market policies, employment protection for temporary workers and union density, while product market …

an adaptable labor market that supports job creation and growth in productivity. …This Ukraine Jobs Study aims to 1) assess labor market performance in the Ukraine, 2) identify key constraints to job … creation, and suggest policies that will foster job creation and productivity. The study finds that, despite relatively low …

promoting training and the extent to which the productivity effects of training are shared with employees. …

in the productivity effect of policies in different industries. Our identifying assumption is that a specific policy … influences worker or firm behaviour, and thereby productivity, more in industries where the policy in question is likely to be … can control for unobserved factors that, on average, are likely to have the same effect on productivity in both policy …

We analyze the effect of a labor market reform on firms' product innovation. The re- form, which amounts to a natural …

been uneven across industries and the impact on productivity growth in most firms has been modest so far. …

successful firms within the same industry. Labor market institutions favoring reallocation and dynamism include portability of …