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Labor-Demand-Side Economic Development Incentives And Urban Opportunity, Timothy J. Bartik
Labor-Demand-Side Economic Development Incentives And Urban Opportunity, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
The Future Of State And Local Economic Development Policy: What Research Is Needed, Timothy Bartik
The Future Of State And Local Economic Development Policy: What Research Is Needed, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
How Effects Of Local Labor Demand Shocks Vary With Local Labor Market Conditions, Timothy J. Bartik
How Effects Of Local Labor Demand Shocks Vary With Local Labor Market Conditions, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
This paper estimates how effects of shocks to local labor demand on local labor market outcomes vary with initial local economic conditions. The data are on U.S. metro areas from 1979 to 2011. The paper finds that demand shocks to local job growth have greater effects in reducing local unemployment rates if the local economy is initially depressed than if the local economy is booming. Demand shocks have greater effects on local wage rates if the local unemployment rate is initially low, but lesser effects if local job growth is initially high. These different effects of local demand shocks imply …
What Should Michigan Be Doing To Promote Long-Run Economic Development?, Timothy J. Bartik
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 …
Economic Development And Black Economic Success, Timothy J. Bartik
Economic Development And Black Economic Success, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Aggregate Effects In Local Labor Markets Of Supply And Demand Shocks, Timothy J. Bartik
Aggregate Effects In Local Labor Markets Of Supply And Demand Shocks, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
Anti-poverty policy in the U.S. has emphasized labor supply policies, such as welfare reform or job training. Anti-poverty policy in the U.S. has not emphasized policies to increase labor demand for the poor, such as public employment or subsidizing private employers to hire the poor. What are the aggregate effects of such policies on wages and unemployment of different groups? This paper estimates and simulates a model with several types of labor, using data from the Current Population Survey on state labor markets. The simulations suggest that forcing more disadvantaged persons into the labor market can displace many other persons …