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Timothy J. Bartik

Low skill jobs

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Introduction And Overview, Timothy Bartik, Susan Houseman Jan 2015

Introduction And Overview, Timothy Bartik, Susan Houseman

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


Examining The Effect Of Industry Trends And Structure On Welfare Caseloads, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Examining The Effect Of Industry Trends And Structure On Welfare Caseloads, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts

Timothy J. Bartik

Previous studies of the macro-economic determinants of welfare caseloads have had difficulty in explaining changes in welfare caseloads during the last decade or so using the simple macroeconomic measure of unemployment. Because welfare recipients will typically get entry-level jobs, employment variables that are closely related to job vacancies, such as employment growth, are also important in determining welfare caseloads, as we show empirically in this study. Recognizing that welfare recipients face more substantial barriers to employment than those who typically have more education and skills, we constructed several macro-economic variables that reflect the education requirements of industries and the predominance …


A Future Of Good Jobs? America's Challenge In The Global Economy, Timothy J. Bartik, Susan N. Houseman Jan 2015

A Future Of Good Jobs? America's Challenge In The Global Economy, Timothy J. Bartik, Susan N. Houseman

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


Designing Inclusion: Tools To Raise Low-End Pay And Employment In Private Enterprise By Edmund S. Phelps, Timothy Bartik Jan 2015

Designing Inclusion: Tools To Raise Low-End Pay And Employment In Private Enterprise By Edmund S. Phelps, Timothy Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


Moving Up Or Moving On: Who Advances In The Low-Wage Labor Market? By Fredrik Andersson, Harry J. Holzer, And Julia I. Lane, Timothy Bartik Jan 2015

Moving Up Or Moving On: Who Advances In The Low-Wage Labor Market? By Fredrik Andersson, Harry J. Holzer, And Julia I. Lane, Timothy Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


Generating Jobs: How To Increase Demand For Less-Skilled Workers, Richard B. Freeman, And Peter Gottschalk, Eds., Timothy Bartik Jan 2015

Generating Jobs: How To Increase Demand For Less-Skilled Workers, Richard B. Freeman, And Peter Gottschalk, Eds., Timothy Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


A Future Of Good Jobs?: America's Challenge In The Global Economy, Timothy Bartik, Susan Houseman Dec 2007

A Future Of Good Jobs?: America's Challenge In The Global Economy, Timothy Bartik, Susan Houseman

Timothy J. Bartik

Can the U.S. economy generate healthy growth of “good” jobs—jobs that will ensure a steady improvement in the standard of living for the middle class and that will offer a way out of poverty for low-income Americans? In this book, leading policy analysts examine the challenges facing current U.S. labor market policy and propose concrete steps to make American workers and employers more competitive in a global economy.