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Making Sense Of Incentives: Taming Business Incentives To Promote Prosperity, Timothy J. Bartik
Making Sense Of Incentives: Taming Business Incentives To Promote Prosperity, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
In evaluating incentives, everything depends on the details: how much in incentives it takes to truly cause a firm to locate or expand, the multiplier effects, the effects of jobs on employment rates, how jobs affect tax revenue versus public spending needs. Do benefits of incentives exceed costs? This depends on the details. This book is about those details. What magnitudes of incentive effects are plausible? How do benefits and costs vary with incentive designs? What advice can be given to evaluators? What is an ideal incentive policy? Answering these questions about incentives depends on a model of incentive effects, …
Re-Conceptualizing The Economic Incorporation Of Immigrants: A Comparison Of The Mexican And Vietnamese, Shannon Gleeson
Re-Conceptualizing The Economic Incorporation Of Immigrants: A Comparison Of The Mexican And Vietnamese, Shannon Gleeson
Shannon Gleeson
Using data from the 2000 5 per cent Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, this article advocates three shifts in our theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding immigrant economic incorporation. First, through a comparison of Mexican and Vietnamese immigrants, these findings highlight the importance of an immigrant population’s relationship to the state for economic outcomes, and cautions against analyses that aggregate the foreign-born population. Second, through a joint analysis of unemployment and poverty outcomes, these findings call for researchers to be specific about the varied aspects of ‘‘economic incorporation’’ and distinguish between factors that drive labor market access, and those that …
Early Childhood Education And Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Early Childhood Education And Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Better Incentives Data Can Inform Both Research And Policy, Timothy J. Bartik
Better Incentives Data Can Inform Both Research And Policy, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Benefits Vs. Costs Of Business Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Benefits Vs. Costs Of Business Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Considerations For States Planning Personal Reemployment Accounts, Christopher J. O'Leary
Considerations For States Planning Personal Reemployment Accounts, Christopher J. O'Leary
Christopher J. O'Leary
No abstract provided.
Unemployment Insurance In The United States: Analysis Of Policy Issues, Christopher J. O'Leary, Stephen A. Wandner
Unemployment Insurance In The United States: Analysis Of Policy Issues, Christopher J. O'Leary, Stephen A. Wandner
Christopher J. O'Leary
This book presents 15 original essays that reflect the state of knowledge on policy issues critical to the performance and success of the nation's UI system. The essays are based on program data, enabling the authors to provide analyses on and recommendations for issues at the forefront of the UI policy debate. Topics include coverage, eligibility, adequacy and duration of benefits, labor market attachment, benefit financing, fraud and abuse, the intersection of UI with other income maintenance programs, federal-state relations (including devolution), and more.
Alternative Measures Of State Ui Systems, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert Tannenwald, Wei-Jang Huang, Pei Zhu
Alternative Measures Of State Ui Systems, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert Tannenwald, Wei-Jang Huang, Pei Zhu
Christopher J. O'Leary
Comparisons among state unemployment insurance (UI) systems can be misleading. Frequently quoted indicators of benefit generosity, tax cost, and adherence to the experience-rating principle are influenced by the relative economic conditions of states. Such comparisons thereby obscure underlying structural differences in state UI systems. A business considering alternative states in which to locate a production facility should be cautious when interpreting UI information in an economic developer's marketing pitch. This paper offers alternative indicators based on how representative firms, with a well specified unemployment experience, would fare in different states. The authors use a micro-simulation approach to model the experiences …
A Changing Federal-State Balance In Unemployment Insurance?, Christopher J. O'Leary
A Changing Federal-State Balance In Unemployment Insurance?, Christopher J. O'Leary
Christopher J. O'Leary
No abstract provided.
Intergovernmental Relations In Employment Policy: The United States Experience, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits
Intergovernmental Relations In Employment Policy: The United States Experience, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits
Christopher J. O'Leary
Policies to regulate and support labor markets in the United States have mainly been an initiative of the federal government. Historically, states and localities were reluctant to act independently to build up worker rights and protections for fear of competitively disadvantaging resident industries with added costs. Federal constitutional authority to raise revenue and control commerce among the states governed development of labor market policy in the United States. Labor market support initiatives usually have been forged in difficult economic times with contributions and compromise from the full political spectrum. This paper examines the development of employment policy in the twentieth …
Ui Work Search Rules And Their Effects On Employment, Christopher J. O'Leary
Ui Work Search Rules And Their Effects On Employment, Christopher J. O'Leary
Christopher J. O'Leary
This paper summarizes state unemployment insurance (UI) job search policies based on a survey of state rules conducted in 2003 by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA). Commonalities in policies are identified and a summary of research evidence on the effects of job search assistance (JSA) is then presented. The conclusion considers promising directions for future research and policy.
Proposal 12: Encouraging Work Sharing To Reduce Unemployment, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Proposal 12: Encouraging Work Sharing To Reduce Unemployment, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
Short-Time Compensation As A Tool To Mitigate Job Loss? Evidence On The U.S. Experience During The Recent Recession, Katharine G. Abraham, Susan N. Houseman
Short-Time Compensation As A Tool To Mitigate Job Loss? Evidence On The U.S. Experience During The Recent Recession, Katharine G. Abraham, Susan N. Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
During the recent recession only 17 states offered short-time compensation (STC)—pro-rated unemployment benefits for workers whose hours are reduced for economic reasons. New federal legislation will encourage the expansion of STC. Exploiting cross-state variation in STC, we present new evidence indicating that jobs saved during the recession as a consequence of STC could have been significant in manufacturing, but that the overall scale of the STC program was generally too small to have substantially mitigated aggregate job losses in the 17 states. Expansion of the program is necessary for STC to be an effective counter-cyclical tool in the future.
Short-Time Compensation As A Tool To Mitigate Job Loss? Evidence On The U.S. Experience During The Recent Recession, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Short-Time Compensation As A Tool To Mitigate Job Loss? Evidence On The U.S. Experience During The Recent Recession, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Public Policy In Skills Development Of Black Workers In The 21st Century, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
The Role Of Public Policy In Skills Development Of Black Workers In The 21st Century, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
Timothy J. Bartik
This paper discusses the role of public policy in the skills development system of the U.S. It further examines the implications of that policy for the skill development and career progression of black workers. The paper describes the current "system" for skills development in the United States as a two- tiered system: The "first-chance" or conventional system allows individuals to proceed through an extensive public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational sector that is supplemented by private educational institutions and is followed by employer-provided job training and work experience. The "second-chance" system is designed for individuals who do not successfully traverse …
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.
Discussion [Of The Effects Of State And Local Public Services On Economic Development By Ronald C. Fisher], Timothy Bartik
Discussion [Of The Effects Of State And Local Public Services On Economic Development By Ronald C. Fisher], Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Michigan's Fiscal Future, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Michigan's Fiscal Future, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
The Rise Of The Entrepreneurial State: State And Local Development Policy In The United States By Peter K. Eisinger, Timothy Bartik
The Rise Of The Entrepreneurial State: State And Local Development Policy In The United States By Peter K. Eisinger, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Small Business Start-Ups In The United States: Estimates Of The Effects Of Characteristics Of States, Timothy Bartik
Small Business Start-Ups In The United States: Estimates Of The Effects Of Characteristics Of States, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Thoughts On American Manufacturing Decline And Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik
Thoughts On American Manufacturing Decline And Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of The Employment Effects Of The Washington High Technology Business And Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit: Technical Report, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
An Analysis Of The Employment Effects Of The Washington High Technology Business And Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit: Technical Report, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
Timothy J. Bartik
This paper estimates the effects of an R&D tax credit in the state of Washington on job creation. The research uses micro-data on the job creation and tax credits received by individual firms in the state of Washington from 2004 to 2009. We correct for the endogeneity of R&D tax credits received by individual firms by using instrumental variables based in part on national industry factor shares for R&D. We estimate that this tax credit created jobs, but at a high cost. The cost per job-year created is estimated to be between $40,000 and $50,000. The credit was so high …
Analysis Of Washington High Tech Tax Credit, Kevin Hollenbeck, Timothy Bartik
Analysis Of Washington High Tech Tax Credit, Kevin Hollenbeck, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
The State of Washington has a credit provision in its Business & Operations tax intended to incentivize research and development expenditures in high tech industries. The indirect goal of the incentive is to generate employment in the state. Upjohn Institute staff members analyzed administrative data from the state to estimate the employment and earnings generating effect of the R & D credit. The administrative data included tax return information merged with quarterly earnings and employment records. Potential endogeneity of the credits and employment were controlled through instrumental variables.
Growing State Economies: How Taxes And Public Services Affect Private-Sector Performance, Timothy Bartik
Growing State Economies: How Taxes And Public Services Affect Private-Sector Performance, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Bringing The Future Into The Present: How Policymakers Should Deal With The Delayed Benefits Of Early Childhood Programs, Timothy Bartik
Bringing The Future Into The Present: How Policymakers Should Deal With The Delayed Benefits Of Early Childhood Programs, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Saturn And State Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Charles Becker, Steve Lake, John Bush
Saturn And State Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Charles Becker, Steve Lake, John Bush
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Michigan Budget Reform: Why Reform Is Needed, And Key Ideas For Reform, Timothy J. Bartik
Michigan Budget Reform: Why Reform Is Needed, And Key Ideas For Reform, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Incentive Solutions, Timothy J. Bartik
Incentive Solutions, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
This paper reviews the research literature relevant to economic development incentives provided by state and local governments, and recommends reforms in these incentives. I argue that the main problem with current incentive policies is that state and local governments often provide incentives that are not in the best interest of that state or local area, for example that are excessively costly per job created, or that provide jobs that do not improve the job opportunities of local residents. I suggest that reforms should be "bottom-up" rather than "top-down." Regulation of incentives by the federal government, or by international trade treaties, …
Introduction [To Investing In Kids], Timothy Bartik
Introduction [To Investing In Kids], Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Jobs, Productivity, And Local Economic Development: What Implications Does Economic Research Have For The Role Of Government?, Timothy Bartik
Jobs, Productivity, And Local Economic Development: What Implications Does Economic Research Have For The Role Of Government?, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.