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Skill-Biased Technological Change: Evidence From A Firm-Level Survey, Donald S. Siegel Jan 1999

Skill-Biased Technological Change: Evidence From A Firm-Level Survey, Donald S. Siegel

Upjohn Press

Siegel provides evidence that technology adoption is associated with downsizing, skill upgrading, greater employee empowerment, and a widening wage gap. Unlike previous studies that use industry-level data, Siegel collected firm-level data on technology usage and labor composition which enable him to link the magnitude of labor market outcomes for six classes of workers to the types of technologies implemented.


Economic Conditions And Welfare Reform, Sheldon Danziger Editor Jan 1999

Economic Conditions And Welfare Reform, Sheldon Danziger Editor

Upjohn Press

The relationship between welfare caseloads and the economy is one of the key issues addressed in this book. Using the most current data available, a group of the nation's leading researchers examines the effects of welfare reform prior to and after enactment of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA).