variation in regional unemployment and in the development of employment is puzzling. Our explanation of this regional variation … leads to an expansion of employment if product demand is elastic. It is accompanied, however, by shrinkage of employment if … series data on output, prices, employment and national income for Germany provided by the Federal Statistical Office and the …

We study the responsiveness of individuals' employment and earnings to the damages and disruption caused by Hurricanes … administrative data that tracks workers over time, both in the immediate aftermath of the storm and over a seven-year period. For … individuals who were employed at the time of the storm, we estimate models that compare the evolution of earnings for individuals …

of individuals’ employment and earnings to the damages, disruption, and rebuilding — particularly in the longer run. Our … compare the evolution of earnings for workers who resided in a storm-affected area with those who resided in a suitable … after the storm. These losses reflect various aspects of the short-run disruption caused by the hurricanes, including job …

. Controlling for potential biases due to initial conditions, panel attrition, and employment selection, findings suggest that … individual was initially employed in a formal or an informal job. When the marginal effects of the storm were studied, the …

This paper explores the nature and the key empirical regularities of green employment in US local labor markets between … 2006 and 2014. The main methodological novelty consists of a new measure of green employment based on the task content of … occupations. Descriptive analysis reveals that: 1. the share of green employment is between 2 and 3 percent, with a strongly pro …

This paper explores the nature and the key empirical regularities of green employment in US local labor markets between … 2006 and 2014. We construct a new measure of green employment based on the task content of occupations. Descriptive … analysis reveals the following: 1. the share of green employment oscillates between 2 and 3 percent, and its trend is strongly …

and prime-aged women in employment and the wage bills of particular sectors, but reduced the shares of older women and …

linked to employment growth and why unaffordable housing could negatively affect employment growth. The paper then … unaffordable housing and employment growth cannot be interpreted as causal. Several empirical strategies are employed to identify … the causal effect of unaffordable housing on employment growth. The estimation results provide consistent evidence that …