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The Great Recession Of 2007-2009, The Lagging Jobs Recovery, And The Missing 5-6 Million National Labor Force Participants In 2011: Why We Should Care, Andrew Sum, Mykhaylo Trubskyy

Mykhaylo Trubskyy

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How Effects Of Local Labor Demand Shocks Vary With The Initial Local Unemployment Rate, Timothy J. Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

Promoting Retention Or Reemployment Of Workers After A Significant Injury Or Illness, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

This is one of three policy action papers prepared as part of the Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Policy Collaborative, an initiative funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy in the U.S. Department of Labor. Each year, millions of workers in the United States lose their jobs or leave the workforce because of a medical condition. Keeping these workers in the labor force could help them stay productive, maintain their standard of living, and avoid dependency on government programs. In this paper, we suggest policies and practices that would encourage employers to retain or hire these workers, and we include specific recommendations for …

Place-Based Programs And The Geographic Dispersion Of Employment, Matthew Freedman

Matthew Freedman

What Data On Older Households Tell Us About Wealth Inequality And Entrepreneurship Growth, Christian Weller, Jeffrey Wenger, Benyamin Lichtenstein, Carolyn Arcand

Christian Weller

The data analysis for this report, while focusing on older households, tells an interesting story about the potential link between entrepreneurship and wealth inequality that is relevant for economic policy more broadly. Rising wealth among a subset of higher-income households gave those households the opportunity to pursue entrepreneurial activities that otherwise would not have existed. Older households pursued these activities to generate streams of income that were unrelated to risky business income and because they could use their wealth as collateral. Policymakers interested in promoting increased entrepreneurship among older households—where economic pressures have been very noticeable—could consequently pursue two separate …

Temporary Help Employment In Recession And Recovery, Susan Houseman, Carolyn Heinrich

Susan N. Houseman

The temporary help industry, although small, plays a significant role in the macro economy, reflecting employers’ growing reliance on temporary help agencies to provide flexibility in meeting staffing needs. Drawing on detailed temporary-help order data between 2007 and 2011 from a large, nationally representative staffing company, we provide insights into the characteristics of temporary help work, employers’ use of temporary agencies to screen workers for permanent positions, and the industry’s role in labor market adjustment over the business cycle. We estimate that the temporary help industry accounted for a large share of gross job losses and job gains over this …

Alienated Politics: Labour Insurgency And The Paternalistic State In China, Eli Friedman

Eli D Friedman

Is there a labour movement in China? This contribution argues that China does not have a labour movement, but that contestation between workers, state and capital is best characterized as a form of ‘alienated politics’. Widespread worker resistance is highly effective at the level of the firm be-cause of its ability to inflict losses on capital and disrupt public order. But authoritarian politics in China prevent workers from formulating political demands. Despite the spectacular repressive capacity of the state, the central government has in fact responded to highly localized resistance by passing generally pro-labour legislation over the past decade. The …

The Potential Effects Of Federal Health Insurance Reforms On Employment Arrangements And Compensation, Marcus Dillender, Carolyn Heinrich, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) presents an opportunity to significantly improve compensation for American workers. A potential concern, though, is that employers will circumvent the employer mandate by increasing their use of workers in staffing arrangements that are not covered by the mandate: workers averaging less than 30 hours per week, working on a temporary basis, or working in organizations with fewer than 50 full-time employees. In this paper, we shed light on the likely effects that the ACA will have on employment arrangements. We first examine how part-time employment in Massachusetts changed after its health insurance reform, which is …

What Determines Public Pension Investment Risk-Taking Policy?, Nancy Mohan, Ting Zhang

Nancy Mohan

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Full Employment Requires Job Growth In Manufacturing, Reduction In Trade Deficit / Commentary, Susan Houseman, Dean Baker

Susan N. Houseman

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Proposal 12: Encouraging Work Sharing To Reduce Unemployment, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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What Is The Nature Of Part-Time Work In The United States And Japan?, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa

Susan N. Houseman

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SubcontratacióN Y MedicióN De La Productividad En La Industria Estadounidense, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Part-Time And Temporary Employment In Japan, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa

Susan N. Houseman

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The Growth Of Nonstandard Employment In Japan And The United States: A Comparison Of Causes And Consequences, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa

Susan N. Houseman

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Temporary Agency Work, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Labor Standards In Alternative Work Arrangements, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Offshoring Bias In U.S. Manufacturing, Susan Houseman, Christopher Kurz, Paul Lengermann, Benjamin Mandel

Susan N. Houseman

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Job Security In America: A Better Approach, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes For Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence From "Work First", David Autor, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Temporary Agency Employment: A Way Out Of Poverty?, David Autor, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Offshoring Bias In U.S. Manufacturing: Implications For Productivity And Value Added, Susan Houseman, Christopher Kurz, Paul Lengermann, B. Mandel

Susan N. Houseman

The rapid growth of offshoring has sparked a contentious debate over its impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, which has recorded steep employment declines yet strong output growth—a fact reconciled by the notable gains in manufacturing productivity. We maintain, however, that the dramatic acceleration of imports from developing countries has imparted a significant bias to the official statistics. In particular, the price declines associated with the shift to low-cost foreign suppliers are generally not captured in input cost and import price indexes. Although cost savings are a primary driver of the shift in sourcing to foreign suppliers, the price declines …

External And Internal Labor Market Flexibility: An International Comparison, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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The Benefits Implications Of Recent Trends In Flexible Staffing Arrangements, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Introduction [To Nonstandard Work In Developed Economies], Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa

Susan N. Houseman

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Not All Productivity Gains Are The Same. Here's Why., Michael Mandel, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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Female Workers As A Buffer In The Japanese Economy, Susan Houseman, Katharine Abraham

Susan N. Houseman

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Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons From Germany, France, And Belgium, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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The Equity And Efficiency Of Job Security: Contrasting Perspectives On Collective Dismissal Laws In Western Europe, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

No abstract provided.