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Staying The Course: U.S. Employment Strategy During The Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2010

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

Periodical Articles

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A Proposal For Early Impact, Persistent, And Cost-Effective Job Creation Policies, Timothy J. Bartik Jan 2010

A Proposal For Early Impact, Persistent, And Cost-Effective Job Creation Policies, Timothy J. Bartik

Employment Research Newsletter

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The New Jobs Tax Credit: A Tested Way To Fight High Unemployment, Timothy J. Bartik Jul 2009

The New Jobs Tax Credit: A Tested Way To Fight High Unemployment, Timothy J. Bartik

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


How Can A Community Respond To The Economic Downturn?, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Jul 2009

How Can A Community Respond To The Economic Downturn?, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Employment Research Newsletter

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Economic Liberalization And Job Creation In Nigeria, Olayinka Idowu Kareem Mar 2009

Economic Liberalization And Job Creation In Nigeria, Olayinka Idowu Kareem

Economic and Financial Review

This study examines the concept of liberalization and effects of economic liberalization on job creation in Nigeria. It narrows globalization to economic liberalization and looks at its effect on job opportunities in Nigeria. It recommends that the government should undertake regulated/guided liberalization policies such that the dictate of the economy will not be left in the hands of oligopolists.


The U.S. Economic Crisis And A Revised New Jobs Tax Credit, Timothy J. Bartik Oct 2008

The U.S. Economic Crisis And A Revised New Jobs Tax Credit, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Policy Papers

An efficacious economic stimulus to help the U.S. economy recover from its current recession is the revival of the New Jobs Tax Credit. Unlike the original credit utilized by the federal government in 1977– 1978, the new version should be a refundable credit but at a lower current dollar value. My 2001 book, Jobs for the Poor: Can Labor Demand Policies Help? proposed a permanent version f the New Jobs Tax Credit that would be automatically triggered when the unemployment rate is high. My estimates, updated to 2008, suggest that such a revised credit might increase aggregate U.S. employment by …


Fighting Poverty With Labor Demand Policies, Timothy J. Bartik Jul 2001

Fighting Poverty With Labor Demand Policies, Timothy J. Bartik

Employment Research Newsletter

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Public Service Employment: The Experience Of A Decade, Robert F. Cook, Charles F. Adams, V. Lane Rawlins Jan 1985

Public Service Employment: The Experience Of A Decade, Robert F. Cook, Charles F. Adams, V. Lane Rawlins

Upjohn Press

From 1971 to 1982, the federal government attempted to reduce unemployment by subsidizing positions in state and local governments. These efforts were geared toward helping the unemployed gain human capital that could lead to unsubsidized work, while helping governments provide needed services for their citizens. A variety of approaches were tried in practically every area of program design. The authors reveal what worked.