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Organized Labor At The Crossroads, Wei-Chiao Huang Editor Jan 1989

Organized Labor At The Crossroads, Wei-Chiao Huang Editor

Upjohn Press

This group of essays offers a detailed look at the problems, choices and future of industrial relations.

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Unemployment, Vacancies And Local Labor Markets, Harry J. Holzer Jan 1989

Unemployment, Vacancies And Local Labor Markets, Harry J. Holzer

Upjohn Press

Unemployment rates in the U.S. vary considerably over time and across local areas. Economists have long been concerned with explaining these variations and have attempted to distinguish various components of unemployment to explain these variations in rates. Holzer uses firm-level data on job vacancies, sales growth, and wages within and across a group of 28 local labor markets to examine these issues.

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Potential Duration Of Unemployment Benefits And The Duration Of Joblessness, Stephen A. Woodbury Aug 1988

Potential Duration Of Unemployment Benefits And The Duration Of Joblessness, Stephen A. Woodbury

Conference Papers

Federal Supplemental Compensation (FSC) was the program that temporarily extended the duration of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits by 8 to 14 weeks during 1982-1984. This paper examines whether and to what degree the extension of benefits under FSC increased the expected length of UI recipients' jobless spells. The estimates are derived from a large Ul-administrative data base that spans the expiration of FSC and allows one to observe whether and (approximately) when a worker actually returned to work. Previous studies of the effects of extended benefits have had to make assumptions about UI recipients' return to work that appear to …

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The Incidence Of Workers' Compensation Claims In Michigan: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt Jul 1988

The Incidence Of Workers' Compensation Claims In Michigan: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt

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Illegal Aliens: Their Employment And Employers, Barry R. Chiswick Jan 1988

Illegal Aliens: Their Employment And Employers, Barry R. Chiswick

Upjohn Press

This study develops and tests hypotheses about the characteristics of the employment of illegal aliens, including wages, investments in job training, job mobility, and workplace and employer characteristics.

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A Second Chance: Training For Jobs, Sar A. Levitan, Frank Gallo Jan 1988

A Second Chance: Training For Jobs, Sar A. Levitan, Frank Gallo

Upjohn Press

Levitan and Gallo make use of their considerable experience and prior research to provide a critical assessment of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The authors evaluate state governments' role in guiding and monitoring the program, and suggest that the success rates are actually lower than the reported official figures. Anyone interested in the JTPA or other job training program will benefit from the assessments provided by the authors in this book.

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International Differences In The Labor Market Performance Of Immigrants, George J. Borjas Jan 1988

International Differences In The Labor Market Performance Of Immigrants, George J. Borjas

Upjohn Press

The author provides substantive insights into the self-selection process that determines the composition of the pool of migrants. He also illustrates the importance of immigration policy in determining both the national origin and skill composition of migrant flow reaching a country of destination.

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Advance Notice Provisions In Plant Closing Legislation, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, George Jakubson Jan 1988

Advance Notice Provisions In Plant Closing Legislation, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, George Jakubson

Upjohn Press

After summarizing the theoretical arguments for and against plant closing legislation, the authors present results of empirical analyses, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Displaced Workers and other data sources, that show that having advance notice appears to reduce the probability that a displaced worker will suffer any spell of unemployment.

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Plant Closings And Worker Displacement: The Regional Issues, Marie Howland Jan 1988

Plant Closings And Worker Displacement: The Regional Issues, Marie Howland

Upjohn Press

Howland examines the relationship between regional employment shifts and plant closures and describes the implications of that relationship for displaced worker study. Her findings support an argument against industrial policy as a means of slowing the pace of worker dislocation as well as against concession in wages, utility bills, and taxes as strategies for retaining local jobs. Howland also presents several policy options for both national policy makers and local economic development officials, and argues for increased federal support for local takeovers of closing branch plants and subsidiaries and for financial and adjustment assistance for displaced workers.

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Job-Saving Strategies: Worker Buyouts And Qwl, Arthur Hochner, Cherlyn S. Granrose, Judith Goode, Eileen R. Appelbaum, Elaine Simon Jan 1988

Job-Saving Strategies: Worker Buyouts And Qwl, Arthur Hochner, Cherlyn S. Granrose, Judith Goode, Eileen R. Appelbaum, Elaine Simon

Upjohn Press

This book probes the effectiveness of two job-saving strategies, worker buyouts and QWL (quality of worklife) programs, used to try to reverse the shutdown of a chain of supermarkets in Philadelphia.

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The Conflict Between Equilibrium And Disequilibrium Theories: The Case Of The U.S. Labor Market, Richard E. Quandt, Harvey S. Rosen Jan 1988

The Conflict Between Equilibrium And Disequilibrium Theories: The Case Of The U.S. Labor Market, Richard E. Quandt, Harvey S. Rosen

Upjohn Press

A fundamental controversy in labor economics is whether unemployment is better viewed as an equilibrium or disequilibrium phenomenon. The authors contend that answers to policy problems related to unemployment will depend on which of the two characterizations of the labor market is accepted. They note the effects of inflation, taxes, and unionization on unemployment and describe those factors' effects on the equilibrium/disequilibrium question by presenting both equilibrium and disequilibrium models of the U.S. labor market.

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Worker Dislocation: Case Studies Of Causes And Cures, Robert F. Cook Editor Jan 1987

Worker Dislocation: Case Studies Of Causes And Cures, Robert F. Cook Editor

Upjohn Press

This book describes various projects to assist dislocated workers under Title III of the JTPA, and offers lessons on what has and hasn't worked.

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Tax Base Sharing: Simulations For Kalamazoo County, Timothy L. Hunt Jan 1987

Tax Base Sharing: Simulations For Kalamazoo County, Timothy L. Hunt

Upjohn Press

Uses historical data to simulate the effects of tax base sharing.

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Saving Plants And Jobs: Union-Management Negotiations In The Context Of Threatened Plant Closing, Paul F. Gerhart Jan 1987

Saving Plants And Jobs: Union-Management Negotiations In The Context Of Threatened Plant Closing, Paul F. Gerhart

Upjohn Press

Gerhart uses a case study approach to examine why plants become economically inviable as well as how to prevent this from happening prematurely.

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Permanent Disability Benefits In Workers' Compensation, Monroe Berkowitz, John F. Burton Jan 1987

Permanent Disability Benefits In Workers' Compensation, Monroe Berkowitz, John F. Burton

Upjohn Press

Berkowitz and Burton provide a detailed examination of the adequacy and equity of permanent partial disability benefits, and the efficiency of the system delivering those benefits. A ten-state study is presented that examines states' criteria for awarding scheduled and nonscheduled benefits. Three of those states are then used for a wage-loss study illustrating the relationship among workers' disability ratings, the workers' WC benefits, and losses of earnings caused by work-related injuries.

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The Tragedy Of Black Lung: Federal Compensation For Occupational Disease, Peter S. Barth Jan 1987

The Tragedy Of Black Lung: Federal Compensation For Occupational Disease, Peter S. Barth

Upjohn Press

This study details the development of the federal government's Black Lung program and evaluates its policy components.

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An Incentives Approach To Improving The Unemployment Compensation System, Paul L. Burgess, Jerry L. Kingston Jan 1987

An Incentives Approach To Improving The Unemployment Compensation System, Paul L. Burgess, Jerry L. Kingston

Upjohn Press

Overpayments may account for up to 15 percent of all payments made under the unemployment compensation system. Burgess and Kingston propose that this overpayment serves as a clue to the more serious problems residing in the system. The authors focus on the lack of incentives (or the existence of disincentives) for improvement within the UC program structure for all participants - claimants, employers, and state UC agencies. Other issues they explore include the excessive complexity of the system and the difficulty of effectively monitoring claimant compliance with eligibility criteria.

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Human Resource Policy Issues: Panel On Technology And Employment, Committee On Science, Engineering, And Public Policy, H. Allan Hunt Sep 1986

Human Resource Policy Issues: Panel On Technology And Employment, Committee On Science, Engineering, And Public Policy, H. Allan Hunt

Testimonies

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Clerical Employment And Technological Change: A Review Of Recent Trends And Projections, H. Allan Hunt, Timothy L. Hunt Feb 1986

Clerical Employment And Technological Change: A Review Of Recent Trends And Projections, H. Allan Hunt, Timothy L. Hunt

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Essays On Legal And Illegal Immigration, Susan Pozo Editor Jan 1986

Essays On Legal And Illegal Immigration, Susan Pozo Editor

Upjohn Press

Immigration is an issue drawing increased attention among policymakers and citizens. These essays provide an economic perspective to the effects of immigration on the labor markets in the United States.

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Nonmonetary Eligibility In State Unemployment Insurance Programs: Law And Practice, Walter Corson, Alan M. Hershey, Stuart Kerachsky Jan 1986

Nonmonetary Eligibility In State Unemployment Insurance Programs: Law And Practice, Walter Corson, Alan M. Hershey, Stuart Kerachsky

Upjohn Press

Consists of an econometric analysis of UI denial rates and factors that influence these rates, and in-depth studies of six state UI systems that explore factors that are typically "unobservable" in most statistical analyses.

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The Funding Crisis In State Unemployment Insurance, Wayne Vroman Jan 1986

The Funding Crisis In State Unemployment Insurance, Wayne Vroman

Upjohn Press

Documents UI funding problems and attempts by states to solve them.

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Current Issues In Workers' Compensation, James Robert Chelius Editor Jan 1986

Current Issues In Workers' Compensation, James Robert Chelius Editor

Upjohn Press

This book reports on and offers analysis of a wide ranges of issues related to workers' compensation including administration, state reforms, costs, and reforms.

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Clerical Employment And Technological Change, H. Allan Hunt, Timothy L. Hunt Jan 1986

Clerical Employment And Technological Change, H. Allan Hunt, Timothy L. Hunt

Upjohn Press

Reviews 30 years of evidence of technological change on clerical employment, and projects no decline in the demand for these jobs as a result of new technologies.

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Public Service Employment: The Experience Of A Decade, Robert F. Cook, Charles F. Adams, V. Lane Rawlins Jan 1985

Public Service Employment: The Experience Of A Decade, Robert F. Cook, Charles F. Adams, V. Lane Rawlins

Upjohn Press

From 1971 to 1982, the federal government attempted to reduce unemployment by subsidizing positions in state and local governments. These efforts were geared toward helping the unemployed gain human capital that could lead to unsubsidized work, while helping governments provide needed services for their citizens. A variety of approaches were tried in practically every area of program design. The authors reveal what worked.

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Where The Jobs Are: Identification And Analysis Of Local Employment Opportunities, William L. Mckee, Richard C. Froeschle Jan 1985

Where The Jobs Are: Identification And Analysis Of Local Employment Opportunities, William L. Mckee, Richard C. Froeschle

Upjohn Press

A practitioner's guide to local labor market analysis.

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Michigan's Business Tax Costs Relative To The Other Great Lakes States, Timothy L. Hunt Jan 1985

Michigan's Business Tax Costs Relative To The Other Great Lakes States, Timothy L. Hunt

Upjohn Press

Offers a picture of Michigan's tax costs relative to other Great Lakes states.

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Union Organizing And Public Policy: Failure To Secure First Contracts, William N. Cooke Jan 1985

Union Organizing And Public Policy: Failure To Secure First Contracts, William N. Cooke

Upjohn Press

Investigates factors that explain why 25-30 percent of the time unions fail to obtain collective bargaining agreements after winning the right to negotiate.

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The Economics Of Aging, Myron H. Ross Editor Jan 1985

The Economics Of Aging, Myron H. Ross Editor

Upjohn Press

Retirement-related issues are discussed including social security, healthcare, and inflation.

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Statement [For] Distribution And Economics Of Employer Provided Fringe Benefits: Hearings Before The Subcommittee On Social Security And Subcommittee On Select Revenue Measures Of The Committee On Ways And Means, House Of Representatives, Stephen A. Woodbury Sep 1984

Statement [For] Distribution And Economics Of Employer Provided Fringe Benefits: Hearings Before The Subcommittee On Social Security And Subcommittee On Select Revenue Measures Of The Committee On Ways And Means, House Of Representatives, Stephen A. Woodbury

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