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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 …


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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