increase growth and employment are studied. From a cross-country approach, this study finds a significant relationship between …

Using panel data for 15 industrial countries, active labor market policies (ALMPs) are shown to have raised employment … variables. Among such policies, direct subsidies to job creation were the most effective. ALMPs also affected employment rates … by reducing real wages below levels allowed by technological growth, changes in the unemployment rate, and institutional …

Over the last 15 years, the reforms of employment protection legislation (EPL) in European countries have mainly eased … hiring and firing restrictions for temporary employment while leaving the strict EPL provisions for regular or permanent … partial reform is inefficient: easing restrictions on temporary jobs fosters both job creation and job destruction, but strict …

productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than the sample average, though recent positive terms of trade … unemployment is higher in Algeria than in other countries. The results are robust to various panel econometric methods and …

with similar downturns had very different employment trends can help design policies to reduce such costs and improve labor … markets. This paper analyzes the recent employment experiences of six economies: Germany, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain …

This study explores the effects of labor and product market deregulation on employment growth. Our empirical results … employment growth, including through sizable interaction effects. Based on these findings, the paper develops a theoretical …

flexibility with state-provided unemployment insurance and can be applied only to new entrants in the market without affecting the …