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A recent survey of 1,948 retail stores in India conducted by the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys shows that 19 percent of the stores use computers for their business. In some states like Kerala, computer use is as high as 40 percent. Using this data the author finds labor regulation as an important determinant of computer use. His estimates suggest that when faced with burdensome labor regulations, the probability of using a computer rises by over 36 percentage points for an average store. These findings formally confirm a commonly held but untested view that labor regulation may be responsible for the spread of labor saving modern technology.

Downward bias --- Employment --- Labor force --- Labor force participation --- Labor Markets --- Labor regulation --- Labor Regulations --- Labor Relations --- Labor supply --- Regulatory Regimes --- Social Protections and Labor --- Total employment --- Workers

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The labor market performance in Croatia failed to keep pace with the moderately good overall macroeconomic development in the past few years. Youth, the less well-educated, and women face more difficulties in getting a job with a decent salary. A large part of the difference in regional labor market performance is associated with the difference in the human capital endowment. With a stagnant total employment rate, the large disparities in employment and earnings across individual groups and regions have become one of the concerns for the long-term sustainable development of the economy. Using Labor Force Survey (LFS) data from 2002-04, this paper studies the labor market performance in Croatia at the national and regional levels. The results show that both one's individual characteristics (including age, education and gender) and where he or she works plays a role in his or her employment and earnings. Regional differences in employment and earnings are reduced to a large extent when accounting for differences in individual characteristics. The simulations shed light on the effectiveness of the nationwide education policy and regional specific labor market policy, and suggest that improving human capital endowment and adjusting labor market structure are both important to rebalance regional development and enhance total welfare.

Age Groups --- Earning --- Employment Rate --- Employment Service --- Finance and Financial Sector Development --- Financial Literacy --- Human Capital --- Job --- Labor --- Labor Force --- Labor Force Participation --- Labor Market --- Labor Market Development --- Labor Market Performance --- Labor Market Policy --- Labor Markets --- Labor Organization --- Labor Policies --- Long-Term Unemployment --- Social Protections and Labor --- Total Employment --- Unemployed --- Unemployed Population --- Unemployment Benefits --- Unemployment Rate