02039cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018400 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484350393 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Antoun de Almeida, Luiza. On the Impact of Structural Reforms on Output and Employment : Evidence from a Cross-country Firm-level Analysis / Luiza Antoun de Almeida, Vybhavi Balasundharam. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (35 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper analyzes the effects of selected structural reforms on output and employment in the short and medium term. It uses a comprehensive cross-country firm-level dataset covering both advanced and emerging market economies over the period 2003-2014. In line with previous studies, it finds that structural reforms have in general a positive impact on output and employment in the medium term. Furthermore, the paper also assesses whether the impact of structural reforms varies with firm-specific characteristics, such as size, leverage, profitability, and sector. We find evidence that firm characteristics do influence the effectiveness of structural reforms. These findings have relevant policy implications as they help policymakers tailor the design of structural reforms to maximize their payoffs, taking into account their heterogeneous impact on firms. Mode of access: Internet Balasundharam, Vybhavi. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/073 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2018/073/001.2018.issue-073-en.xml IMF e-Library