Download or read book Job Creation and Destruction written by Steven J. Davis and published by Springer Science & Business. This book was released on 1996 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the Longitudinal Research Data constructed by the Census Bureau, focuses on the U.S. manufacturing sector from 1972 to 1988 and develops a statistical portrait of the microeconomic adjustments to the many economic events that affect businesses and workers. Describes in detail the relationship between job creation and destruction and employer characteristics, including the relationship of job creation to employer size, industry, wage level, and productivity performance.