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Manufacturers' Outsourcing To Employment Services, Matthew Dey, Susan N. Houseman, Anne E. Polivka Dec 2006

Manufacturers' Outsourcing To Employment Services, Matthew Dey, Susan N. Houseman, Anne E. Polivka

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

We estimate the effects of manufacturers' use of employment services—comprised primarily of temporary help and professional employer organizations—on measured employment and labor productivity in manufacturing between 1989 and 2004. A major contribution of the paper is the construction of panel data on employment by occupation and industry from the Occupational Employment Statistics program. We use these data to document the dramatic rise of production and other manual occupations within the employment services sector and, in conjunction with information from the Contingent Worker Supplements, to estimate the number of employment services workers assigned to manufacturing over the period. Although measured employment …


How Do The Effects Of Local Growth On Employment Rates Vary With Initial Labor Market Conditions?, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 2006

How Do The Effects Of Local Growth On Employment Rates Vary With Initial Labor Market Conditions?, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Policy Papers

This paper examines how the effects of increased employment growth on a metropolitan area’s employment to population ratio varies with the initial tightness of the metropolitan area’s labor market. This examination is relevant to evaluating the benefits of local economic development policies in different metropolitan areas. Much of the benefits of such policies are in higher employment rates. The empirical estimates suggest that the effectiveness of employment growth in increasing the employment to population ratio is lower in metropolitan areas with “tight” labor markets. In addition, some estimates suggest that growth has the greatest long-run effects on the employment to …


How Do The Effects Of Local Growth On Employment Rates Vary With Initial Labor Market Conditions?, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 2006

How Do The Effects Of Local Growth On Employment Rates Vary With Initial Labor Market Conditions?, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper examines how the effects of increased employment growth on a metropolitan area's employment to population ratio varies with the initial tightness of the metropolitan area's labor market. This examination is relevant to evaluating the benefits of local economic development policies in different metropolitan areas. Much of the benefits of such policies are in higher employment rates. The empirical estimates suggest that the effectiveness of employment growth in increasing the employment to population ratio is lower in metropolitan areas with "tight" labor markets. In addition, some estimates suggest that growth has the greatest long-run effects on the employment to …


The Economic Impact Of Saint Mary's Hauenstein Center On The Greater Grand Rapids Area, George A. Erickcek Oct 2006

The Economic Impact Of Saint Mary's Hauenstein Center On The Greater Grand Rapids Area, George A. Erickcek

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The Geography Of American Poverty: Is There A Need For Place-Based Policies?, Mark D. Partridge, Dan S. Rickman Sep 2006

The Geography Of American Poverty: Is There A Need For Place-Based Policies?, Mark D. Partridge, Dan S. Rickman

Upjohn Press

Partridge and Rickman explore the wide geographic disparities in poverty across the United States. Their focus on the spatial dimensions of U.S. poverty reveals distinct differences across states, metropolitan areas, and counties and leads them to consider why antipoverty policies have succeeded in some places and failed in others.


An Assessment Of The Economic Impact Of The Proposed Stoneco Gravel Mine Operation On Richland Township, George Erickcek Aug 2006

An Assessment Of The Economic Impact Of The Proposed Stoneco Gravel Mine Operation On Richland Township, George Erickcek

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Michigan's Economic Competitiveness And Public Policy, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek, Wei-Jang Huang, Brad R. Watts Aug 2006

Michigan's Economic Competitiveness And Public Policy, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek, Wei-Jang Huang, Brad R. Watts

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An Evaluation Of Michigan Regional Skills Alliances (Mirsas): Final Report, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Randall W. Eberts Aug 2006

An Evaluation Of Michigan Regional Skills Alliances (Mirsas): Final Report, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Randall W. Eberts

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A Simple Gift? The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise On Economic Revitalization, Michelle Miller-Adams Jul 2006

A Simple Gift? The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise On Economic Revitalization, Michelle Miller-Adams

Employment Research Newsletter

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Development Of A Regional Economic Dashboard, Randall W. Eberts, George A. Erickcek, Jack Kleinhenz Jul 2006

Development Of A Regional Economic Dashboard, Randall W. Eberts, George A. Erickcek, Jack Kleinhenz

Employment Research Newsletter

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Berrien County 2005 To 2015 Economic Forecast: Final Report, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts May 2006

Berrien County 2005 To 2015 Economic Forecast: Final Report, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

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The Economic Development Benefits Of Universal Preschool Education Compared To Traditional Economic Development Programs, Timothy J. Bartik May 2006

The Economic Development Benefits Of Universal Preschool Education Compared To Traditional Economic Development Programs, Timothy J. Bartik

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An Evaluation Of Michigan Regional Skills Alliances (Mirsas): Interim Report, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Randall W. Eberts Mar 2006

An Evaluation Of Michigan Regional Skills Alliances (Mirsas): Interim Report, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Randall W. Eberts

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No abstract provided.