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Refining Workforce Education Supply And Demand Analysis: Final Report, Brad J. Hershbein, Kevin Hollenbeck Oct 2015

Refining Workforce Education Supply And Demand Analysis: Final Report, Brad J. Hershbein, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Refining Workforce Education Supply And Demand Analysis: Final Report, Brad J. Hershbein, Kevin Hollenbeck Oct 2015

Refining Workforce Education Supply And Demand Analysis: Final Report, Brad J. Hershbein, Kevin Hollenbeck

Brad J. Hershbein

No abstract provided.


Workforce Innovation In Regional Economic Development (Wired), Nancy Hewat, Kevin Hollenbeck Sep 2015

Workforce Innovation In Regional Economic Development (Wired), Nancy Hewat, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Labor Market Profile Of The Central Area Michigan Works Region, Brad R. Watts, George A. Erickcek Feb 2015

Labor Market Profile Of The Central Area Michigan Works Region, Brad R. Watts, George A. Erickcek

George A. Erickcek

No abstract provided.


Economic Development Recommendations That Focus On The "Working Poor": Lessons From Waco, George Erickcek, Don Edgerly, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, Bridget Timmeney, Jim Robey Feb 2015

Economic Development Recommendations That Focus On The "Working Poor": Lessons From Waco, George Erickcek, Don Edgerly, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, Bridget Timmeney, Jim Robey

George A. Erickcek

No abstract provided.


Benefit-Cost Analysis Of The Southwest Organizations Unifying Resources For Our Community And Employers (Source), George A. Erickcek, Bridget F. Timmeney, Brad R. Watts Feb 2015

Benefit-Cost Analysis Of The Southwest Organizations Unifying Resources For Our Community And Employers (Source), George A. Erickcek, Bridget F. Timmeney, Brad R. Watts

George A. Erickcek

No abstract provided.


Effectiveness Of Reemployment Strategies, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Effectiveness Of Reemployment Strategies, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


Reconsidering Job Training And The Workforce Investment Act, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, Stephen A. Wandner Feb 2015

Reconsidering Job Training And The Workforce Investment Act, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, Stephen A. Wandner

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


What Works For Whom In Public Employment Policy?, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2015

What Works For Whom In Public Employment Policy?, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


Policies For Displaced Workers: An American Perspective, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Policies For Displaced Workers: An American Perspective, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

American employment policy for displaced workers started in the Great Depression with programs for the employment service, unemployment insurance, work experience, and direct job creation. Assistance for workers displaced by foreign competition emerged in the 1960s along with formalized programs for occupational job skill training. The policy focus on displaced workers was sharpened in the 1980s through the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act. Field experiments on services to dislocated workers led to Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services systems in all states, and federal rules adopted as part of the North …


Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts Feb 2015

Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts

Christopher J. O'Leary

This paper examines labor market conditions and public employment policies in the United States during what some are calling the Great Recession. We document the dramatic labor market changes that rapidly unfolded when the rate of gross domestic product growth turned negative, from the end of 2007 through early 2009. The paper reviews the resulting stress on labor market support programs and the broad federal response. That response came through modifications to existing programs and the introduction of new mechanisms to help Americans cope with job loss and protracted unemployment. The particular focus is on federally supported public programs for …


Methods For Evaluating Employment Programs In Sophia, Bulgaria, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Methods For Evaluating Employment Programs In Sophia, Bulgaria, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


Profiling For Public Workforce Investment Programs In The United States, Christopher J. O'Leary, Stephen A. Wandner, Randall W. Eberts Feb 2015

Profiling For Public Workforce Investment Programs In The United States, Christopher J. O'Leary, Stephen A. Wandner, Randall W. Eberts

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


Design For A Net Impact Evaluation Of Retraining In China, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Design For A Net Impact Evaluation Of Retraining In China, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

The main aim of the national reemployment project in China is to redeploy workers identified as redundant within urban state owned enterprises (SOEs) to new jobs.1 As part of a larger effort to document the success of the reemployment project in China, a net impact analysis of retraining will be performed using a sample drawn from three cities which span the range of economic conditions in China: Shanghai, Wuhan and Shenyang. 2 This paper presents a practical design for the sampling necessary to undertake the evaluation.


Elements Of A Service Referral Algorithm For A Frontline Decision Support System For Washington Workfirst, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, Wei-Jang Huang Feb 2015

Elements Of A Service Referral Algorithm For A Frontline Decision Support System For Washington Workfirst, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, Wei-Jang Huang

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


Labor Policy Evaluation: Lessons From The American Experience, Susan N. Houseman Feb 2015

Labor Policy Evaluation: Lessons From The American Experience, Susan N. Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

No abstract provided.


What Works In State Economic Development?, Timothy Bartik Jan 2015

What Works In State Economic Development?, Timothy Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


Recent Advances In Performance Measurement Of Federal Workforce Development Programs, Randall Eberts, Timothy Bartik, Wei-Jang Huang Jan 2015

Recent Advances In Performance Measurement Of Federal Workforce Development Programs, Randall Eberts, Timothy Bartik, Wei-Jang Huang

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


What Should Michigan Be Doing To Promote Long-Run Economic Development?, Timothy J. Bartik Jan 2015

What Should Michigan Be Doing To Promote Long-Run Economic Development?, Timothy J. Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

This paper argues that Michigan can take cost-effective actions to significantly improve the primary state economic development goal: higher per capita income of Michigan's residents. Higher per capita income of Michigan's residents can be achieved through state policy actions that use cost-effective means to either lower the marginal costs of businesses that expand in the state, or boost the skills of state residents. In this paper, I offer eight ideas for how to lower marginal business costs and boost skills. Four of these ideas focus on lowering marginal business costs. Four other ideas focus on boosting skills. For each of …


Solving The Many Problems With Inner City Jobs, Timothy J. Bartik Jan 2015

Solving The Many Problems With Inner City Jobs, Timothy J. Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

Inner-city business development is often proposed as a solution to inner-city poverty. However, research evidence suggests that creating new jobs in the inner city is unlikely by itself to significantly increase the employment or earnings of the inner city poor. Public subsidies for inner city business development may be justified by greater environmental, congestion, and fiscal benefits of inner city vs. suburban business location decisions. The research evidence suggests that some boost in inner city business development may be provided by a combination of economic development incentives with enhanced public services. A different set of policies must be used to …


Public Workforce Programs During The Great Recession, Stephen A. Wandner, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Public Workforce Programs During The Great Recession, Stephen A. Wandner, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


What Works For Whom In Public Employment Policy?, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

What Works For Whom In Public Employment Policy?, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Staying The Course: U.S. Employment Strategy During The Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Staying The Course: U.S. Employment Strategy During The Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Welfare To Work: Local Observations On A National Issue, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Welfare To Work: Local Observations On A National Issue, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Net Impact Evaluation Of Michigan's Jet (Jobs, Education, And Training) Program, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Net Impact Evaluation Of Michigan's Jet (Jobs, Education, And Training) Program, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

The purpose of this study is to estimate the net impact of Michigan's JET (Jobs, Education, and Training) program. JET marks a change in the way the State of Michigan provides services to increase the economic opportunities of its low-income residents. In 2004, directors of the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) created the Workforce Action Network (WAN), a group representing workforce development professionals, educators, advocacy organizations, human services agencies, and state and local government staff. The directors charged WAN with developing a set of comprehensive recommendations to strengthen the state's Work …


Responding To The Needs Of Workers During The Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts, Stephen A. Wandner Jan 2015

Responding To The Needs Of Workers During The Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts, Stephen A. Wandner

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


U.S. Training And Re-Training Programs In The Economic Crisis, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

U.S. Training And Re-Training Programs In The Economic Crisis, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

This paper examines labor market conditions and public employment policies in the United States during what some are calling the Great Recession. We document the dramatic labor market changes that rapidly unfolded when the rate of gross domestic product growth turned negative, from the end of 2007 through early 2009. The paper reviews the resulting stress on labor market support programs and the broad federal response. That response came through modifications to existing programs and the introduction of new mechanisms to help Americans cope with job loss and protracted unemployment. The particular focus is on federally supported public programs for …


Building More And Better Jobs: Lessons From The United States, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Building More And Better Jobs: Lessons From The United States, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.