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From Workforce Research To Workforce Policy, Stephen A. Wandner Oct 2010

From Workforce Research To Workforce Policy, Stephen A. Wandner

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Outsourcing And Offshoring: Problems For Price And Productivity Measurement, Susan N. Houseman Sep 2010

Outsourcing And Offshoring: Problems For Price And Productivity Measurement, Susan N. Houseman

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Setting And Adjusting Workforce Performance Targets, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Setting And Adjusting Workforce Performance Targets, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Peer Review Of Evaluation Studies, Christopher J. O'Leary Sep 2010

Peer Review Of Evaluation Studies, Christopher J. O'Leary

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


An International Comparison Of Trends In Labor Market Policy, Christopher J. O'Leary Sep 2010

An International Comparison Of Trends In Labor Market Policy, Christopher J. O'Leary

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Use Of Administrative Data To Track Employees And Firms: The Case Of Auto Workers And Their Communities, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Use Of Administrative Data To Track Employees And Firms: The Case Of Auto Workers And Their Communities, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Using The American Community Survey To Build A Dashboard Of Regional Economic Indicators, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Using The American Community Survey To Build A Dashboard Of Regional Economic Indicators, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


A Literature Review On Methodology For Measuring And Monitoring Net Impacts Of Employment Benefits And Support Measures, Christopher J. O'Leary Sep 2010

A Literature Review On Methodology For Measuring And Monitoring Net Impacts Of Employment Benefits And Support Measures, Christopher J. O'Leary

Reports

No abstract provided.


Higher Education, The Health Care Industry And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can "Eds & Meds" Do For The Economic Fortunes Of A Metro Area’S Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek Sep 2010

Higher Education, The Health Care Industry And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can "Eds & Meds" Do For The Economic Fortunes Of A Metro Area’S Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Auto Workers And Their Communities: What We Know, Don't Know, And Would Like To Know, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Auto Workers And Their Communities: What We Know, Don't Know, And Would Like To Know, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Rebuilding Distressed Regions: Problem Diagnosis And Tracking, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Rebuilding Distressed Regions: Problem Diagnosis And Tracking, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Measurement Issues Arising From The Growth Of Globalization, Susan N. Houseman, Kenneth F. Ryder Jr. Sep 2010

Measurement Issues Arising From The Growth Of Globalization, Susan N. Houseman, Kenneth F. Ryder Jr.

Presentations

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State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck Sep 2010

State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck

Conference Papers

The net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of workforce development programs were estimated in three separate studies; two of them in Washington and one in Virginia. The programs included the public job training system, programs at community and technical colleges, adult basic education, private career schools, high school career and technical education, and vocational rehabilitation for disabled individuals and for blind or visually impaired individuals. The net impact analyses were conducted using a nonexperimental methodology. Individuals who had encountered the workforce development programs were statistically matched to individuals who had not. Administrative data with information from the …


Use Of Ui And Es By Recent Tanf Leavers, Christopher J. O'Leary Sep 2010

Use Of Ui And Es By Recent Tanf Leavers, Christopher J. O'Leary

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Outcomes Of Policies For Displaced Workers: An American Perspective, Christopher J. O'Leary Sep 2010

Outcomes Of Policies For Displaced Workers: An American Perspective, Christopher J. O'Leary

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


The La Crosse Promise – Economic Impact Study, George A. Erickcek Sep 2010

The La Crosse Promise – Economic Impact Study, George A. Erickcek

Reports

The Upjohn Institute conducted an economic impact study of a universal, place-based scholarship program for La Crosse, Wisconsin. This study examines the possibility of developing a program similar to the Kalamazoo Promise for the La Crosse area. The La Crosse area is facing a population decline, growing concentrations of low-income students, an aging infrastructure in the region’s largest school district, and regional sprawl that is consuming farmland and natural assets while creating new challenges of congestion and service delivery. As a response to these issues, this study explores the potential impact of a universal, place-based scholarship program.


Industrial And Occupational Strengths And Potential In Michigan’S Economic Regions: A Description And Presentation Of A New Database, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek, Wei-Jang Huang Sep 2010

Industrial And Occupational Strengths And Potential In Michigan’S Economic Regions: A Description And Presentation Of A New Database, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek, Wei-Jang Huang

Reports

This report describes a preliminary version of an Upjohn Institute database that covers the economic development potential of different industries and occupations in Michigan’s regions. The MERIOD (Michigan Economic Region Industrial and Occupational Development) database surveys specialized industries and high-growth industries in each of the fifteen metro areas. It identifies export- based industries to the six-digit NAICS level and explores recent growth trends in these industries in both the Michigan metro area and at the national level.


Net Impact Evaluation Of Moving Men And Women To Economic Independence In Michigan, Within Reach Program: Year 1 And Year 2 Cohorts, Randall W. Eberts, Jason M. Preuss Sep 2010

Net Impact Evaluation Of Moving Men And Women To Economic Independence In Michigan, Within Reach Program: Year 1 And Year 2 Cohorts, Randall W. Eberts, Jason M. Preuss

Presentations

The authors completed a net impact evaluation of the “Within Reach” component of the Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit program (Moving Men and Women to Economic Independence). This program provided employment-related support services to disadvantaged adults as coordinated by WorkFirst. The net impact evaluation estimated the contribution of the program to the employment outcomes of the participants. It constructed comparison groups of individuals who were similar to the program participants, but who did not participate in the program. The net impact analysis focused on three employment-related outcomes: finding a job, retaining a job (workforce attachment), and earnings.


Understanding The Contribution Of Highway Investment To National Economic Growth: Comments On Mamuneas’S Study, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Understanding The Contribution Of Highway Investment To National Economic Growth: Comments On Mamuneas’S Study, Randall W. Eberts

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This paper reviews and summarizes current literature by Theofanis P. Mamuneas (2008) and Mamuneas with M. Ishaq Nadiri (2003) on the returns to highway investments. This paper first provides an overview of the conceptual relationship between highways and output. The next section describes the highway capital stock estimated by Fraumeni and used by Mamuneas. Next, the paper describes the study conducted by Mamuneas and analyzes the results for consistency within the modeling framework and in context with other studies. The paper then briefly summarizes the broad range of estimates from the literature to offer additional context. Finally, the paper offers …


Women's Work After War, Meredith A. Kleykamp Sep 2010

Women's Work After War, Meredith A. Kleykamp

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

In the more than 30 years following the all-volunteer force (AVF), the proportion of women serving in the military has increased from 1.8 percent just before the AVF to 14.2 percent in 2008. The majority of women do not stay in the military for a 20-year or longer career; like men, most women only serve a few years before transitioning to the civilian workforce. Although the fraction of the military who are women has risen, as has the fraction of veterans who are women, little research informs how female veterans of the AVF fare economically after leaving service, or whether …


The Economic Impact Of Oaklawn Hospital On The Marshall Area, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Aug 2010

The Economic Impact Of Oaklawn Hospital On The Marshall Area, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


Economic Impact Of Pharmacia On Kalamazoo County In 2000, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Aug 2010

Economic Impact Of Pharmacia On Kalamazoo County In 2000, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


Measurement Issues Arising From The Growth Of Globalization: Conference Summary, Susan N. Houseman, Kenneth F. Ryder Jr. Aug 2010

Measurement Issues Arising From The Growth Of Globalization: Conference Summary, Susan N. Houseman, Kenneth F. Ryder Jr.

External Papers and Reports

No abstract provided.


The Economics Of Natural And Unnatural Disasters, William S. Kern Jul 2010

The Economics Of Natural And Unnatural Disasters, William S. Kern

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Regional Collaborations For Economic Development: Lessons From The Employment And Training Adminsitration's Wired Initiative, Kevin Hollenbeck, Nancy Hewat Jul 2010

Evaluation Of Regional Collaborations For Economic Development: Lessons From The Employment And Training Adminsitration's Wired Initiative, Kevin Hollenbeck, Nancy Hewat

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Offshoring And The State Of American Manufacturing, Susan N. Houseman, Christopher Kurz, Paul A. Lengermann, Benjamin R. Mandel Jun 2010

Offshoring And The State Of American Manufacturing, Susan N. Houseman, Christopher Kurz, Paul A. Lengermann, Benjamin R. Mandel

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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 generally are not captured in input cost and import price indexes. To assess the implications of offshoring bias for manufacturing productivity and value added, we implement the bias correction …


Efe-Sponsored* Data Collection Activities, Kevin Hollenbeck May 2010

Efe-Sponsored* Data Collection Activities, Kevin Hollenbeck

Reports

No abstract provided.


Health Insurance Availability And Entrepreneurship, Philip Decicca Apr 2010

Health Insurance Availability And Entrepreneurship, Philip Decicca

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Despite a strong interest in entrepreneurship, economists have devoted little attention to the role of health insurance availability. I investigate the impact of a unique policy experiment—New Jersey’s Individual Health Coverage Plan—on self-employment. Implemented in August 1993, the IHCP included an extensive set of reforms that loosened the historical connection between traditional employment and health insurance by facilitating access to coverage that was not employer-linked. I find evidence that the IHCP increased self-employment among New Jersey residents, relative to various sets of comparison states. Consistent with key policy features, including pure community rating of premiums, I find larger behavioral responses …


The Employment And Fiscal Effects Of Michigan's Mega Tax Credit Program, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek Apr 2010

The Employment And Fiscal Effects Of Michigan's Mega Tax Credit Program, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper estimates that Michigan's MEGA tax credit program to attract and retain businesses has large employment and fiscal benefits. MEGA provides discretionary tax credits to businesses, with the tax credit tied to the personal income taxes paid by employees on the new or retained jobs. We estimate the economic effects of MEGA using the Upjohn Institute's REMI model, and the research literature on how business location decisions respond to taxes. We estimate the fiscal effects of MEGA based on the research literature on how government spending and revenue respond to state personal income and population. The estimates suggest a …


Unemployment After Welfare Reform, Christopher J. O'Leary Apr 2010

Unemployment After Welfare Reform, Christopher J. O'Leary

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.