scholarly journals Job Creation, Job Destruction and the Role of Small Firms: Firm-Level Evidence for the UK

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Hijzen ◽  
Richard Upward ◽  
Peter W Wright
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Job Destruction ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Job Quality In The Micro And Small Business Sector In Ethiopia: Evidence From Firm-Level Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berihu Assefa Gebrehiwot
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Micro And Small Enterprises

Abstract Using a large dataset from the 10 largest cities in Ethiopia, this paper studies what entrepreneurial characteristics and attributes contribute to quality job creation in the micro and small enterprises (MSE) sector. We measure job quality in two ways – i) using wage and contract, and ii) health and occupational safety variables. We find that micro and small enterprises that create quality jobs tend to be operated by highly educated and experienced entrepreneurs. This highlights the role of human capital in quality job creation and poverty reduction. Further, we find that micro and small enterprises that create quality jobs tend to be larger in size and managed by professionally recruited managers.

scholarly journals Measuring Firm-Level Productivity Convergence in the UK: The Role of Taxation and R&D Investment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Bournakis ◽  
Sushanta Mallick ◽  
David Kernohan ◽  
Dimitrios A. Tsouknidis
Keyword(s):  
Firm Level ◽  
Productivity Convergence ◽  
The Uk ◽  
D Investment

DO SMALL FIRMS CREATE JOBS?

1996 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 147-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
OLAV R. SPILLING
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Positive Contribution

The role of small firms in job creation in Norway is examined for the period 1980–90 by analysing births, expansions, contractions and closures. Data on establishments, which are applied as a proxy for firms, reveal that small establishments as a whole are the only group providing a net positive contribution to job creation over the period. However, further analysis of the data reveals that very significant proportions of job creation may be attributed to a small part of the establishments, and generally small establishments turn out to be poor job creators.

scholarly journals State business relations and the dynamics of job flows in Egypt and Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-558
Author(s):  
Oznur Ozdamar ◽  
Eleftherios Giovanis ◽  
Sahizer Samuk
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Reverse Causality ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Business Relations

Abstract Long-standing challenges concerning unemployment and the role of government have been the dominant underlying themes in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Effective State-Business Relations (SBRs) comprise a set of highly responsive and public interactions between the state and the business sector. The aim of this study is to explore the dynamics of net job creation rates in Egypt and Turkey, and the role of the SBRs, including various firm characteristics. The analysis relies on firm-level data derived from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys over the period 2008–2013. We implement the weighted ordinary least squares (OLS). Furthermore, we apply an Instrumental Variables (IV) Approach and the Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) method for robustness check, to deal with the potential endogeneity issues coming from the self-reported statements and the possible degree of reverse causality between SBRs and the main outcomes of interest. Our findings suggest four major obstacles to SBRs, with constraints of access to finance and credit and political instability being the common major obstacles in the two countries explored. Corruption and lack of proper infrastructure in electricity in Egypt are found to be the next two main obstacles in SBRs, while tax rates and competition from the informal sector are identified as the other two main obstacles in Turkey. The results show that obstacles in SBRs contribute negatively to the net job creation. According to these findings, policy implications include the need to make SBRs operate more efficiently, investments on proper infrastructure and policies that minimize corruption and political instability.

scholarly journals Gross Job-Creation and Gross Job-Destruction Determinants: Empirical Analyse at Micro Firms Data Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-245
Author(s):  
T. Leonardo ◽  
D. Francisco
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Labour Demand ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Job Destruction ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Industry Sectors ◽  
Data Level

This study analyses gross job-creation and gross job-destruction determinants at the firm level for a panel of Portuguese micro-firms across four industry sectors, using the Ordinary Leat Square and Fixed Effect econometrics model to analyse a database consisting on 15.686 micro firms, for the period going from 2010 to 2017. It was found that laggard gross job-creation, assets tangibility, financial leverage, profits, and the fact firms belong to the construction sector determine gross job-creation. Regarding gross job-destruction, it was found that this variable is determined by its laggard variable, firm’s size, worker’s tenure, and the fact the firm belongs to the hotels and restaurant sector. Finally, findings suggest that a resource-based approach explains gross job-creation and gross job-creation for micro firms by using microdata. This study contributes to the state of the art on the determinants of employment and firing at micro firms’ level as it investigates the importance of the independent variables in explaining micro firm’s labour demand in Portugal.

The Role of Government in Firm Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 5555-5593
Author(s):  
Ran Duchin ◽  
Zhenyu Gao ◽  
Haibing Shu
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Operating Performance ◽  
Geographic Distance ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Legal Restrictions ◽  
Government Involvement ◽  
Survey Responses

Abstract Using a unique setting in China, where the geographic distance between collective firms and local governments is highly persistent because of legal restrictions on land ownership and mobility, we investigate the role of government involvement in small firms. In our analysis of survey responses, we find that weaker government involvement, measured by greater distance from government, is associated with higher firm autonomy and reduced taxes, protectionism, and anticompetitive behavior. In our analysis of firm-level financial data, we find that distant firms have better operating performance, higher growth, and higher entry rates. We find similar results around exogenous government office relocations.

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