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Benchmarking Study Of The Small Business Environment In Saginaw County, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Nov 2003

Benchmarking Study Of The Small Business Environment In Saginaw County, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


Upjohn Institute Hosts Research Conference On Microeconomic Analyses Of Labor Reallocation, John S. Earle Oct 2003

Upjohn Institute Hosts Research Conference On Microeconomic Analyses Of Labor Reallocation, John S. Earle

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Thoughts On American Manufacturing Decline And Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik Oct 2003

Thoughts On American Manufacturing Decline And Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Benton Harbor Area Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Sep 2003

The Benton Harbor Area Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


Thoughts On American Manufacturing Decline And Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik Sep 2003

Thoughts On American Manufacturing Decline And Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The recent decline in American manufacturing probably reflects long-run problems. A sensible approach to revitalizing American manufacturing would focus on overcoming inefficiencies in the development of manufacturing, such as problems in small- and medium-sized manufacturers getting information about deploying new technologies. This approach to revitalizing manufacturing can best be implemented through federal efforts to encourage and support state and local economic development policies that help enhance manufacturing productivity. A decentralized approach to the revitalization of manufacturing encourages a variety of creative policies, is adaptable to local conditions, and is consistent with American political traditions.


Economic Impact Of State Farm Insurance’S Michigan Operations Center On The Marshall Area And Calhoun County, Brad R. Watts Aug 2003

Economic Impact Of State Farm Insurance’S Michigan Operations Center On The Marshall Area And Calhoun County, Brad R. Watts

Reports

The analysis estimates the economic impact on the Marshall area and Calhoun County of the closing of State Farm Insurance Company's Michigan Operations Center in the City of Marshall.


An Economic Development Benchmarking System For Rural Michigan, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Aug 2003

An Economic Development Benchmarking System For Rural Michigan, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

Economic performance and conditions of Michigan's rural regions are compared and contrasted to a comparison group of similar rural regions in neighboring states, as well as to urban areas.


Accountability: Comparing And Benchmarking Performance Of Wc Systems, H. Allan Hunt Aug 2003

Accountability: Comparing And Benchmarking Performance Of Wc Systems, H. Allan Hunt

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2003 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss Aug 2003

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2003 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss

Reports

No abstract provided.


Cost-Effectiveness Of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul T. Decker, Stephen A. Wandner Aug 2003

Cost-Effectiveness Of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul T. Decker, Stephen A. Wandner

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Targeting reemployment bonus offers to unemployment insurance (UI) claimants identified as most likely to exhaust benefits is estimated to reduce benefit payments. We show that targeting bonus offers with profiling models similar to those in state Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services systems can improve cost effectiveness. Since estimated average benefit payments do not steadily decline as the eligibility screen is gradually tightened, we find that narrow targeting is not optimal. The best candidate is a low bonus amount with a long qualification period, targeted to the half of profiled claimants most likely to exhaust their UI benefit entitlement.


Net Impact Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck Jul 2003

Net Impact Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Jul 2003

Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of nine workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Five of the programs serve jobready adults: Community and Technical College Job Preparatory Training, Private Career Schools, Apprenticeships, Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III programs, and Community and Technical College Worker Retraining. Two of the programs serve adults with employment barriers: Community and Technical College Adult Basic Skills Education and JTPA Title II-A programs. The other two programs serve youth: JTPA Title II-C programs and Secondary Career and Technical Education. The net impact analyses were conducted …


Net Impact Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck Jul 2003

Net Impact Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of nine workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Five of the programs serve job-ready adults: Community and Technical College Job Training, Private Career Schools, Apprenticeships, Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III programs, and Community and Technical College Worker Retraining. Two of the programs serve adults with employment barriers : Community and Technical College Adult Basic Skills Education and JTPA Title II-A programs. The other two programs serve youth: JTPA Title II-C programs and Secondary Career Technical Education. The net impact analyses were conducted using …


Contrasting The Employment Of Single Mothers And People With Disabilities, David C. Stapleton, Richard V. Burkhauser Jul 2003

Contrasting The Employment Of Single Mothers And People With Disabilities, David C. Stapleton, Richard V. Burkhauser

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Income And Influence: Social Policy In Emerging Market Economies, Ethan B. Kapstein, Branko Milanovic Jul 2003

Income And Influence: Social Policy In Emerging Market Economies, Ethan B. Kapstein, Branko Milanovic

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Michigan's Economic Development Policies, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek May 2003

Michigan's Economic Development Policies, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

Testimonies

No abstract provided.


The Productivity Consequences Of Two Ergonomic Interventions, Kelly Derango, Benjamin C. Amick, Michelle Robertson, Ted Rooney, Anne Moore, Lianna Bazzani May 2003

The Productivity Consequences Of Two Ergonomic Interventions, Kelly Derango, Benjamin C. Amick, Michelle Robertson, Ted Rooney, Anne Moore, Lianna Bazzani

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Pre- and post-intervention data on health outcomes, absenteeism, and productivity from a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design field study of office workers was used to evaluate the economic consequences of two ergonomic interventions. Researchers assigned individuals in the study to three groups: a group that received an ergonomically designed chair and office ergonomics training; a group that received office ergonomics training only; and a control group. The results show that while training alone has neither a statistically significant effect on health nor productivity, the chair-with-training intervention substantially reduced pain and improved productivity. Neither intervention affected sick leave hours.


Testimony Before The Subcommittee On Income Security And Family Support Of The House Committee On Ways And Means, Christopher J. O'Leary Apr 2003

Testimony Before The Subcommittee On Income Security And Family Support Of The House Committee On Ways And Means, Christopher J. O'Leary

Testimonies

No abstract provided.


The Level And Utilization Of Human Capital In The United States, 1975–2000, Robert H. Haveman, Andrew Bershadker, Jonathan A. Schwabish Apr 2003

The Level And Utilization Of Human Capital In The United States, 1975–2000, Robert H. Haveman, Andrew Bershadker, Jonathan A. Schwabish

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Extended Unemployment Benefits, Wayne Vroman, Jeffrey Brian Wenger, Stephen A. Woodbury Apr 2003

Extended Unemployment Benefits, Wayne Vroman, Jeffrey Brian Wenger, Stephen A. Woodbury

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


A New Wprs Profiling Model For Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Apr 2003

A New Wprs Profiling Model For Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) system was established nationwide following the 1993 enactment of Public Law 103-152. The law requires state employment security agencies to profile new claimants for regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to identify those most likely to exhaust their regular benefits, and refer them to reemployment services to promote a faster transition to new employment. In November 1994, the Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC) began profiling new UI claimants with technical assistance from the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Since WPRS profiling was introduced in Michigan much has changed, but the same model …


Quality Of Life And Diversity In The Benton Harbor Metropolitan Area: Findings And Suggestions In Attracting Professional Workers, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Mar 2003

Quality Of Life And Diversity In The Benton Harbor Metropolitan Area: Findings And Suggestions In Attracting Professional Workers, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


Considerations For States Planning Personal Reemployment Accounts, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2003

Considerations For States Planning Personal Reemployment Accounts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Fdss Training Manual: Instructions For Using The Frontline Decision Support System, Christopher J. O'Leary, Kim Kornokovich, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research Feb 2003

Fdss Training Manual: Instructions For Using The Frontline Decision Support System, Christopher J. O'Leary, Kim Kornokovich, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research

Reports

No abstract provided.


Job Creation, Job Destruction, And International Competition, Michael W. Klein, Scott Schuh, Robert K. Triest Jan 2003

Job Creation, Job Destruction, And International Competition, Michael W. Klein, Scott Schuh, Robert K. Triest

Upjohn Press

The authors present a picture of how the effects of international trade on employment in U.S. manufacturing industries vary widely. They explore the labor-market dynamics and adjustment costs associated with international factors, particularly the way fluctuations in exchange rates, overseas economic activity, and the altering of trade restrictions contribute to churning-the simultaneous job creation among some firms and job destruction among others.


Labor Standards In The United States And Canada, Richard N. Block, Ronald O. Clarke, Karen Roberts Jan 2003

Labor Standards In The United States And Canada, Richard N. Block, Ronald O. Clarke, Karen Roberts

Upjohn Press

Block, Roberts, and Clarke offer a method for comparing ten labor standards across political jurisdictions. They then apply this method to the United States and Canada, an exercise that allows them to settle the long-running dispute over whether or not Canada has higher standards than the U.S., and if so, to what degree.


Nonstandard Work In Developed Economies: Causes And Consequences, Susan N. Houseman Editor, Machiko Osawa Editor Jan 2003

Nonstandard Work In Developed Economies: Causes And Consequences, Susan N. Houseman Editor, Machiko Osawa Editor

Upjohn Press

This book reveals the considerable variation in the levels of growth in a broad set of nonstandard work arrangements while presenting a comprehensive view of how, as a result, the nature of the employment relationship is changing within and among countries. The international roster of economists, sociologists, and labor law experts who contributed draw on cross-country variations in economic conditions and institutional characteristics to explain why some arrangements have grown faster in some countries than in others and what this means for workers. By considering a broad array of nonstandard work arrangements in a number of economies, the authors provide …


Helping Working Families: The Earned Income Tax Credit, Saul D. Hoffman, Laurence S. Seidman Jan 2003

Helping Working Families: The Earned Income Tax Credit, Saul D. Hoffman, Laurence S. Seidman

Upjohn Press

Hoffman and Seidman offer a thorough assessment of the EITC in which they analyze, evaluate, summarize, and critique the state of the program. They find that, overall, the EITC works well, and that it has earned its political popularity. Yet they also uncover several problem areas that they address with specific recommendations based on their analysis.


Income And Influence: Social Policy In Emerging Market Economies, Ethan B. Kapstein, Branko Milanovic Jan 2003

Income And Influence: Social Policy In Emerging Market Economies, Ethan B. Kapstein, Branko Milanovic

Upjohn Press

The authors study the connection between economic reform and social policy, and why such reforms failed to produce the tide needed to lift all boats in the transition economies of eastern and central Europe and of Asia.


Training That Works: Lessons From California's Employment Training Panel Program, Richard W. Moore, Daniel R. Blake, G. Michael Phillips, Daniel Mcconaughy Jan 2003

Training That Works: Lessons From California's Employment Training Panel Program, Richard W. Moore, Daniel R. Blake, G. Michael Phillips, Daniel Mcconaughy

Upjohn Press

The authors provide an in-depth analysis of an incumbent worker training program funded through California's unemployment insurance taxes.