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Learning About Employment Policy In North America: Study Tours By Hungarian Experts, Christopher J. O'Leary Nov 1996

Learning About Employment Policy In North America: Study Tours By Hungarian Experts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Reports

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Methods For Performance Based Management Of Active Labor Programs In Hungary: An Adjustment Methodology For Performance Indicators And A Proposal For Budget Allocation, Christopher J. O'Leary Nov 1996

Methods For Performance Based Management Of Active Labor Programs In Hungary: An Adjustment Methodology For Performance Indicators And A Proposal For Budget Allocation, Christopher J. O'Leary

Reports

No abstract provided.


Statistical Techniques For Labor Market Modelling: Seasonal Adjustment And Local Area Unemployment, Christopher J. O'Leary Nov 1996

Statistical Techniques For Labor Market Modelling: Seasonal Adjustment And Local Area Unemployment, Christopher J. O'Leary

Reports

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Profiling Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Oct 1996

Profiling Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of The Importance Of Small Business To Kalamazoo County's Economy And The Adequacy Of Services To Nurture Small Business Formation, George A. Erickcek Oct 1996

Assessment Of The Importance Of Small Business To Kalamazoo County's Economy And The Adequacy Of Services To Nurture Small Business Formation, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Planning Guidelines For Active Labor Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary Oct 1996

Planning Guidelines For Active Labor Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary

Reports

No abstract provided.


Developing Community Economic Outcome Measures, George A. Erickcek Oct 1996

Developing Community Economic Outcome Measures, George A. Erickcek

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Employee Benefits And Tax Reform, Stephen A. Woodbury Jul 1996

Employee Benefits And Tax Reform, Stephen A. Woodbury

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The current tax treatment of pensions and health insurance in the United States is a hybrid that lacks consistency under either an accrual income tax system or a consumption tax system. Under an accrual income tax, employer contributions to pension plans represent an addition to wealth that would be taxed at the time they are made. The interest earned on pension contributions also represents an addition to wealth that would be taxed annually. When a worker retires, all applicable taxes would already have been paid on the benefit, and the flow of retirement income received by the worker would not …


Unemployment Insurance And Unemployment: Implications Of The Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Carl Davidson, Stephen A. Woodbury Apr 1996

Unemployment Insurance And Unemployment: Implications Of The Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Carl Davidson, Stephen A. Woodbury

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

We translate the results of the three reemployment bonus experiments that were conducted during the 1980s into (a) impacts of a 10-percentage point increase in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) replacement rate on the expected duration of unemployment; and (b) impacts of adding 1 week to the potential duration of UI benefits on the expected duration of unemployment. Our approach is to use an equilibrium search and matching model, calibrated using data from the bonus experiments and secondary sources. The results suggest that a 10-percentage point increase in the UI replacement rate increases the expected duration of unemployment by .3 to …


School-To-Work Programs To Facilitate Youth Employment And Learning, Kevin Hollenbeck Apr 1996

School-To-Work Programs To Facilitate Youth Employment And Learning, Kevin Hollenbeck

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Design Of The Worker Profiling And Reemployment Services System And Evaluation In Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Apr 1996

Design Of The Worker Profiling And Reemployment Services System And Evaluation In Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993, Public Law 103-152, require each state employment security agency to implement a Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) system. WPRS systems are intended to identify unemployment insurance beneficiaries who are most likely to exhaust their regular benefits, and refer them quickly to reemployment services to speed the transition to new employment. This brief paper was prepared for a national colloquium on WPRS held June 11-14, 1996 in Atlanta. The paper summarizes work done by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research for the State of Michigan to design and implement a UI profiling model, …


Identification Of The Key Economic And Social Issues Facing The Greater Battle Creek Area, George A. Erickcek Mar 1996

Identification Of The Key Economic And Social Issues Facing The Greater Battle Creek Area, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Reducing The Welfare Dependence Of Single-Mother Families: Health-Related Employment Barriers And Policy Responses, Jean Kimmel Mar 1996

Reducing The Welfare Dependence Of Single-Mother Families: Health-Related Employment Barriers And Policy Responses, Jean Kimmel

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The problem of rising health care costs and the related increased dependency on health insurance coverage has moved to the forefront of the U.S. policy agenda in recent years and was a fundamental component of President Clinton's 1992 campaign platform. However, the President's 1994 health care reform proposal was unsuccessful, and current GOP proposals to cut the rate of growth of Medicare and Medicaid spending while the eligible population and costs both continue to grow fail to address the problem of coverage. In fact, one likely side effect of the cost-shifting to private insurance carriers will be to increase the …


Economic Analysis Of The Greater South Haven Area: Choices & Consequences, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich Feb 1996

Economic Analysis Of The Greater South Haven Area: Choices & Consequences, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich

Reports

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Manufacturing Technology Partnership (Mtp) Program, Kevin M. Hollenbeck Feb 1996

An Evaluation Of The Manufacturing Technology Partnership (Mtp) Program, Kevin M. Hollenbeck

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Employment Promotion And Services Project [In Poland]: Management Information System Component: Final Report, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 1996

Employment Promotion And Services Project [In Poland]: Management Information System Component: Final Report, Christopher J. O'Leary

Reports

No abstract provided.


Workdays, Workhours And Work Schedules: Evidence For The United States And Germany, Daniel S. Hamermesh Jan 1996

Workdays, Workhours And Work Schedules: Evidence For The United States And Germany, Daniel S. Hamermesh

Upjohn Press

Hamermesh presents the first comprehensive evidence explaining how days of work, hours of work, and daily schedules are determined in the U.S. and Germany. Using an instantaneous approach to looking at unique data sets for each country, Hamermesh provides comparative analyses on factors influencing both employees' and employers' work schedules. This technique allows him to offer a new "snapshot" perspective on work scheduling that clarifies the role of fixed costs of getting to work and of adding workdays to plant schedules. He also increases our understanding of the relation between work time and the determination of employment, and presents findings …


Collected Findings And Recommendations, 1994-1996, U.S. Advisory Council On Unemployment Compensation Jan 1996

Collected Findings And Recommendations, 1994-1996, U.S. Advisory Council On Unemployment Compensation

External Papers and Reports

No abstract provided.


Suggested Rules For An Unemployment Insurance Law For Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary Jan 1996

Suggested Rules For An Unemployment Insurance Law For Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Poverty And Inequality: The Political Economy Of Redistribution, Jon Neill Editor Jan 1996

Poverty And Inequality: The Political Economy Of Redistribution, Jon Neill Editor

Upjohn Press

Despite the nation's significant and prolonged economic growth during the 1990s, the portion of aggregate income going to the poorest 20 percent of the population declined, while that of the richest 20 percent grew. The contributors to this volume examine the extent and reasons behind this distribution.


Disability, Work And Cash Benefits, Jerry L. Mashaw Editor, Virginia P. Reno Editor, Richard V. Burkhauser Editor, Monroe Berkowitz Editor Jan 1996

Disability, Work And Cash Benefits, Jerry L. Mashaw Editor, Virginia P. Reno Editor, Richard V. Burkhauser Editor, Monroe Berkowitz Editor

Upjohn Press

This book examines the economic consequences of work disabilities, and public and private interventions that might enable disabled individuals to enter the work force for the first time, remain at work, or return to work. Three groups of papers are presented. The first group examines ways that labor market changes, policy interventions and individual choices shape the work force. The next analyzes both public and private return to work policies for the work disabled and for those with a severely disabling condition. The final group focuses on the specific needs of the disabled that affect their work force participation, including …


Of Heart And Mind: Social Policy Essays In Honor Of Sar A. Levitan, Garth L. Mangum Editor, Stephen L. Mangum Editor Jan 1996

Of Heart And Mind: Social Policy Essays In Honor Of Sar A. Levitan, Garth L. Mangum Editor, Stephen L. Mangum Editor

Upjohn Press

The essays in this volume, authored by close friends, associates and students of Sar Levitan, pay tribute to the enduring mark he left on the field of social policy. The book is loosely organized around the method of analysis taught and practiced by Levitan: identifying problems through the examination of facts, developing a thorough understanding of institutions, assessing institutional policies, and evaluating policy options.


Exploring The Underground Economy: Studies Of Illegal And Unreported Activity, Susan Pozo, Editor Jan 1996

Exploring The Underground Economy: Studies Of Illegal And Unreported Activity, Susan Pozo, Editor

Upjohn Press

Individually, the six contributors to this volume each provides a detailed examination of specific segments of the underground economy including its participants, attempts at measurement, and policy responses. Taken together, the essays offer a thorough overview that emphasizes the importance and magnitude of one of the largest economies in the world.


Labor Law, Industrial Relations And Employee Choice: The State Of The Workplace In The 1990s: Hearings Of The Commission On The Future Of Worker-Management Relations, 1993-94, Richard N. Block, John Beck, Daniel H. Kruger Jan 1996

Labor Law, Industrial Relations And Employee Choice: The State Of The Workplace In The 1990s: Hearings Of The Commission On The Future Of Worker-Management Relations, 1993-94, Richard N. Block, John Beck, Daniel H. Kruger

Upjohn Press

Block, Beck and Kruger present detailed examples from the testimony given during the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations (commonly called the Dunlop Commission) national and regional hearings. The Commission, by hearing from a wide range of stakeholders, sought to define the state of industrial relations and labor law in the U.S. during the 1990s. Because the Commission's final reports were concerned with policy matters, they only briefly summarized the testimony. This volume draws deeply from the testimony, citing many examples that clearly illustrate the wide variety of relationships between workers and management today. In addition, it shows how …


Defining Federal And State Roles In Unemployment Insurance: A Report To The President And Congress, U.S. Advisory Council On Unemployment Compensation Jan 1996

Defining Federal And State Roles In Unemployment Insurance: A Report To The President And Congress, U.S. Advisory Council On Unemployment Compensation

External Papers and Reports

No abstract provided.


A Framework For Assessing The Economic Benefits And Costs Of Workplace Literacy Training, Kevin M. Hollenbeck Jan 1996

A Framework For Assessing The Economic Benefits And Costs Of Workplace Literacy Training, Kevin M. Hollenbeck

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Many individuals are grappling with the issue of whether to provide workers with training that upgrades the workers' basic academic skills. The corollary questions that flow from this issue are how to provide the training, how much training should be provided, and who should pay for the training. Workers are interested in this issue because they want to sustain productive, well-paying careers that will support adequate standards of living. Not receiving training may jeopardize their careers and earning power. Employers are interested in this issue because their economic role is to maximize corporate profits for stockholders. In most companies, worker …