This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … impact on employment, with an estimated elasticity of -0.1. Furthermore, we find a heterogeneous effect of the minimum wage … on employment which depends on the firm's wage level. Specifically, the minimum wage has a greater negative impact on …

We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based … price index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate that greater uncertainty has a negative impact on growth of employment …-existent or weaker. Our results suggest that to truly understand the effects of uncertainty on employment dynamics, we need to …

KEY ISSUES Context: Austria did not experience a severe boom-bust cycle and came through the crisis relatively well …

companies in Austria appear well capitalized under the Solvency I regime. The industry remains profitable though margins have …

This paper presents details of Austria’s 2013 Article IV Consultation. Austria has been growing economically but is …

This Technical Note analyzes crisis preparedness and management framework in Austria. The global crisis revealed … weaknesses in Austria’s financial stability policy framework. Austria needs to put in place a special bank resolution regime to …

on Austria. Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, some Austrian credit institutions had to be nationalized as an ad …