The paper examines the determinants of employment growth, drawing on data available across a sample of Caribbean … countries. To that end, the paper analyzes estimates of the employment-output elasticity and the response of employment growth … to major sources of labor market determinants, in the long and short run. The main determinants of employment include …

While overall production of the manufacturing industry has contracted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, total employment … levels have not undergone a major adjustment.Unlike the service industry, which saw an immediate reduction in employment, the … manufacturing industry has more-or-less maintained the scale of its employment. This property of manufacturing employment has served …

outcomes in addition to employment effects. We report strong evidence of adverse employment effects among adult females and …

outcomes in addition to employment effects. We report strong evidence of adverse employment effects among adult females and …

This paper studies the effects of the introduction of Germany's statutory minimum wage in 2015 on employment and … difference-in-differences approach that compares the evolution of employment and unemployment between regions with varying … regular employment subject to social insurance, but a statistically significant negative effect on marginal employment. The …

The impact of minimum wage on employment has been a field of conflicts among economists in labor economics. This … study on the employment effect of minimum wages during economic recessions using cross-country evidence. In this paper we … account for institutional and other policy related differences that might have an impact on employment other than the minimum …

promote youth employment in Europe. In conclusion, one should not be overly optimistic by expecting any short-term remedies …

how they impact employment. We analyze the employment effects of minimum wage increases for different age groups of … results confi rm the differences in employment elasticity for different groups of workers. We discover latent heterogeneities … with regions simultaneously experiencing both negative and positive employment effects of minimum wage changes for …

employment of migrants. Migrants are an overrepresented group in the low-wage sector and can be expected to particularly benefit … changes in employment and wage distribution. Contrary to expectations, our results show that the introduction of the minimum … increase in part-time employment, a less pronounced decline in unemployment and a greater reduction in weekly working hours …