The Institute also gives considerable attention to international comparisons of work arrangements, the impacts of structural change for workers and firms, work sharing issues, and studies of the effect of technological change on employment and the organization of the workplace.

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• John S. Earle, Senior Economist
• George A. Erickcek, Senior Regional Analyst
• Susan N. Houseman, Senior Economist
• Stephen A. Woodbury, Senior Economist

• "Complementary and Custom Wage Contract Violation," John S. Earle and Klara Sabirianova Peter. Forthcoming. Review of Economics and Statistics.
• "Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Productivity Measurement in U.S. Manufacturing," Susan N. Houseman. International Labour Review 146(1-2): 61-80, 2007.
• "Retiree Health Benefit Coverage and Retirement," James Marton and Stephen A. Woodbury. In Government Spending on the Elderly, Dimitri Papadimitriou, ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 222-242, 2007.
• "Nonstandard Forms and Measures of Employment and Unemployment in Transition: A Comparative Study of Estonia, Romania, and Russia," J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Vladimir Gimpelson, Rostislav Kapeliushnikov, Hartmut Lehmann, Álmos Telegdy, Irina Vantu, Ruxandra Visan, and Alexander Voicu. Comparative Economic Studies 48(3): 435-457, 2006.
• "Temporary Agency Employment as a Way Out of Poverty?" David Autor and Susan N. Houseman. In Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes are Affecting Low-Wage Workers, Rebecca M. Blank, Sheldon Danziger, and Robert F. Schoeni, eds. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2006.
• "Information Technology, Organizational Form, and Transition to the Market," John S. Earle, Ugo Pagano, and Maria Lesi. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 60(4): 471-489, 2006.
• "Work and Retirement Plans maong Older Americans," Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman. In Reinventing the Retirement Paradigm, Robert L. Clark and Olivia S. Mitchell, eds. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 70-91, 2005.
• "Ownership Concentration and Corporate Performance on the Budapest Stock Exchange: Do Too Many Cooks Spoil the Goulash?," John S. Earle, Csaba Kucsera, and Álmos Telegdy. Corporate Governance 13(2): 254-264, 2005.
• "The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants," J. David Brown and John S. Earle. Economics of Transition 11(2): 221-252, 2003.
• "The Effects of Temporary Services and Contracting Out on Low-skilled Workers: Evidence from Auto Suppliers," George A. Erickcek, Susan N. Houseman, and Arne L. Kalleberg. In Low-Wage America: How Employers are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace, Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt, and Richard J. Murnane, eds. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, pp. 368-403, 2003.
• "A Spoonful of Sugar: Privatization and Popular Support for Reform in the Czech Republic," John S. Earle and Scott Gehlbach. Economics and Politics 15(1): 1-32, 2003.
• "The Benefits Implications of Recent Trends in Flexible Staffing Arrangements," susan N. Houseman. In Benefits for the Workplace of the Future, Olivia S. Mithcell, David S. Blitzstein, Michael Gordon, and Judith F. Mazo, eds. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 89-109, 2003.
• "The Role of Temporary Agency employment in Tight Labor Markets," Susan N. Houseman, Arne L. Kalleberg, and George A. Erickcek. Industrial and Labor Relations Review 57(1): 105-127, 2003.
• "Privatization Methods and Productivity Effects in Romanian Industrial Enterprises," John S. Earle and Álmos Telegdy. Journal of Comparative Economics 30(4): 657-682, 2002.
• "How Late to Pay? Understanding Wage Arrears in Russia," John S. Earle and Klara Z. Sabirianova. Journal of Labor Economics 20(3): 661-707, 2002.
• "Why Employers Use Flexible Staffing Arrangements: Evidence from an Establishment Survey," Susan N. Houseman. Industrial and Labor Relations Review 55(1): 149-170, 2001.
• "The Implications of Flexible Staffing Arrangements for Job Stability," Susan N. Houseman and Anne E. Polivka. In On the Job: Is Long-Term Employment A Thing of the Past?, David Neumark, ed. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, pp. 427-462, 2000.
• "Job Growth and the Quality of Jobs in the U.S. Economy," Susan N. Houseman. Labour (Special Issue 1995): S93-124, 1995.
• "Labor Adjustment under Different Institutional Structures," Susan N. Houseman and Katharine G. Abraham. In Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the U.S. and German Economies, Friedrich Buttler et al., eds. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 283-315, 1995.
• "Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium," Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman. In Social Protection vs. Economic Flexibility: Is there a Trade-Off?, Rebecca M. Blank, ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 59-93, 1994.

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• The Influence of Retiree Health Benefits on Retirement Patterns, James Marton and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP10-163), 2010. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: This paper is substantially revised from "Retiree Health Benefits and the Decision to Retire," W.J. Usery Workplace Research Group Paper Series 2009-5-1 and W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 09-149, March 2009.
• What Do We Know about Contracting Out in the United States? Evidence from Household and Establishment Surveys, Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, and Anne Polivka (WP09-157), 2009. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Health Insurance Tax Credits and Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Earning Single Mothers, Merve Cebi and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP09-158), 2009. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Understanding the Contributions of Reallocation to Productivity Growth: Lessons from a Comparative Firm-Level Analysis, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP08-141), 2007. [  Abstract   |   Full Text |   Appendix   ]
• The Productivity Effects of Privatization in Ukraine: Estimates from Comprehensive Manufacturing Firm Panel Data, 1989–2005, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP07-137), 2007. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Ownership and Wages: Estimating Public-Private and Foreign-Domestic Differentials with LEED from Hungary, 1986–2003, John S. Earle and Álmos Telegdy (WP07-134), 2007. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Manufacturers' Outsourcing to Employment Services, Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, and Anne Polivka (WP07-132), 2007. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Productivity Measurement in Manufacturing, Susan Houseman (WP06-130), 2006. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in International Labour Review 146(1-2): 61-80, 2007.
• Complementarity and Custom in Wage Contract Violation, John S. Earle and Klara Sabirianova Peter (WP06-129), 2006. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Retiree Health Benefits and Retirement, James Marton and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP06-128), 2006. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Government Spending on the Elderly, Dimitri Papadimitriou, ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 222-242, 2007.
• Nonstandard Forms and Measures of Employment and Unemployment in Transition: A Comparative Study of Estonia, Romania, and Russia, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Vladimir Gimpelson, Rostislav Kapeliushnikov, Hartmut Lehmann, Álmos Telegdy, Irina Vantu, Ruxandra Visan, and Alexandru Voicu (WP06-127), 2006.
  [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: This paper is forthcoming in Comparative Economic Studies.
• Wages, Layoffs, and Privatization: Evidence from Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Vladimir Vakhitov (WP06-126), 2006.
  [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 34(2), 272-294, June 2006.
• Does Privatization Hurt Workers? Lessons from Comprehensive Manufacturing Firm Panel Data in Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Álmos Telegdy (WP05-125), 2005 (Revised February 2006). [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from Random Assignments, David Autor and Susan Houseman (WP05-124), 2005. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty?, David Autor and Susan Houseman (WP05-123), 2005. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes are Affecting Low-Wage Workers, Rebecca M. Blank, Sheldon Danziger, and Robert F. Schoeni, eds. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2006.
• The Productivity Effects of Privatization: Longitudinal Estimates from Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Álmos Telegdy (WP05-121), 2005. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 114(1), 61-99, February 2006.
• Does Privatization Raise Productivity? Evidence from Comprehensive Panel Data on Manufacturing Firms in Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Álmos Telegdy (WP04-107), 2004. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Work and Retirement Plans among Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman (WP04-105), 2004.
  [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Reinventing the Retirement Paradigm, Robert L. Clark and Olivia S. Mitchell, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 70-91, 2005.
• Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth in the Ukrainian Transition, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP04-104), 2004. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Comparative Economic Studies, Vol. 48(2), 229-251, June 2006.
• Economic Reforms and Productivity-Enhancing Reallocation in the Post-Soviet Transition, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP04-98), 2004. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Community Norms and Organizational Practices: The Legitimization of Wage Arrears in Russia, 1992-1999, John S. Earle, Andrew Spicer, and Klara Z. Sabirianova (WP03-97), 2003. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• What Makes Small Firms Grow? Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, and the Business Environment in Romania, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Dana Lup (WP03-94), 2003. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 54(1), 33-70, October 2005.
• Ownership Concentration and Corporate Performance on the Budapest Stock Exchange: Do Too Many Cooks Spoil the Goulash?, John S. Earle, Csaba Kucsera, and Álmos Telegdy (WP03-93), 2003. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Corporate Governance, Vol. 13(2), 254-264, March 2005.
• The Effects of Temporary Services and Contracting Out on Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from Auto Suppliers, Hospitals, and Public Schools, George Erickcek, Susan Houseman, and Arne Kalleberg (WP03-90), 2002.
  [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt, and Richard J. Murnane, eds., Low-Wage America: How Employers are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace (pp. 368-403). New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2003.
• Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth Under Alternative Economic Systems and Policies: Evidence from the Soviet Transition, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP02-88), 2002. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• The Benefits Implications of Recent Trends in Flexible Staffing Arrangements, Susan N. Houseman (WP02-87), 2002.
  [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Olivia S. Mithcell, David S. Blitzstein, Michael Gordon, and Judith F. Mazo, eds. Benefits for the Workplace of the Future. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003.
• The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP02-83), 2002. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Economics of Transition 11(2): 221-252, June 2003.
• Information Technology, Organizational Form, and Transition to the Market , John S. Earle, Ugo Pagano, and Maria Lesi (WP02-82), 2002. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper is forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
• Privatization Methods and Productivity Effects in Romanian Industrial Enterprises, John S. Earle and Álmos Telegdy (WP02-81), 2002. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Journal of Comparative Economics 30(4): 657-682, December 2002.
• A Spoonful of Sugar: Privatization and Popular Support for Reform in the Czech Republic, John S. Earle and Scott Gehlbach (WP02-79), 2002. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Economics and Politics 15(1): 1-32, March 2003.
• How Late to Pay? Understanding Wage Arrears in Russia, John S. Earle and Klara Z. Sabirianova (WP02-77), 2002. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Journal of Labor Economics 20(3): 661-707, July 2002.
• Nonstandard Work and Child Care Choices of Married Mothers, Jean Kimmel and Lisa M. Powell (WP01-74), 2001.
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• The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Tight Labor Markets, Susan N. Houseman, Arne L. Kalleberg, and George A. Erickcek (WP00001-73), 2001.
  [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 57, No. 1 (October 2003), pp. 105-127.
• Why Employers Use Flexible Staffing Arrangements: Evidence from an Establishment Survey, Susan N. Houseman (WP00001-067), 1999.
  [   Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 55, No. 1 (October 2001), pp. 149-170.
• The Implications of Flexible Staffing Arrangements for Job Stability, Susan N. Houseman and Anne E. Polivka (WP00099-056), 1999.
  [   Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in David Neumark, ed., On the Job: Is Long-Term Employment A Thing of the Past?, (pp. 427-462). New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2000.
• Promoting Self Employment Among the Unemployed in Hungary and Poland , Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00099-055),1999.
  [   Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Who Moonlights and Why? Evidence from the SIPP, Jean Kimmel and Karen Smith Conway (WP00095-040), 1995.
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• Job Growth and the Quality of Jobs in the U.S. Economy, Susan N. Houseman (WP00095-039), 1995.
  [   Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Labour, Special Issue, 1995, pp. S93-S124.
• Labor Adjustment Under Different Institutional Structures: A Case Study of Germany and the United States, Susan N. Houseman and Katharine G. Abraham (WP00094-026), 1994.
  [   Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in F. Buttler, et al., eds. Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the U.S. and German Economies. London: Routledge, 1995.
• Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman (WP00093-016), 1993.
  [   Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in R. Blank, ed. Social Protection vs. Economic Flexibility: Is there a Trade-Off?. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.
• Moonlighting Behavior: Theory and Evidence, Karen Smith Conway and Jean Kimmel (WP00092-009), 1992.
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• Contracting Out to Employment Services: Analysis Using the OES, CES, and CPS, Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, and Anne Polivka, 2006.
• Flexible Staffing Arrangements: A Report on Temporary Help, On-Call, Direct-Hire Temporary, Leased Contract Company, and Independent Contractor Employment in the United States, a report to the U.S. Dept. of Labor, by Susan N. Houseman, 1999.
• Temporary, Part-Time and Contract Employment in the United States - Full text (in .pdf) or Summary Findings, by George Erickcek and Susan N. Houseman, 1997.

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• Short-Time Compensation Is a Missing Safety Net for U.S. Economy in Recessions, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman, 2009
• Measuring Offshore Outsourcing and Offshoring: Problems for Economic Statistics, by Susan N. Houseman, 2009
• Strategies for Improving Economic Mobility of Workers, by Maude Toussaint-Comeau, 2008.
• Postcommunist Privatization and Productivity: What Have We Learned?, by John S. Earle, 2008.
• Outsourcing to Staffing Services: How Manufacturers' Use of Staffing Agencies Affects Employment and Productivity Measurement, Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, and Anne Polivka, 2007.
• Employment and Wage Effects of Privatization: Evidence from Transition Economies, by John S. Earle, 2006.
• Workplace Justice Without Unions, by Hoyt N. Wheeler, Brian S. Klaas, and Douglas M. Mahony, 2005.
• Work and Retirement Plans among Older Americans, by Katharine G. Abraham and
  Susan N. Houseman, 2004.
• Upjohn Institute Hosts Research Conference on Microeconomic Analyses of Labor Reallocation, by John S. Earle, 2003.
• Temporary Services and Contracting Out: Effects on Low-Skilled Workers, by Susan Houseman and George Erickcek, 2002.
• Evaluating Labor Market Performance: Employment Reallocation and Productivity Growth in Russia, by John S. Earle, 2002.
• Can Temporary Employment Scar Your Future Earnings? Wage Mobility by Type of Work Contract in Spain, by Catalina Amueda-Dorantes and Ricardo Serrano-Padial, 2002.
• The Policy Implications of Nonstandard Work Arrangements, by Susan N. Houseman, 1999.
• New Institute Survey on Flexible Staffing Arrangements, by Susan N. Houseman, 1997.
• Moonlighting in the United States, by Jean Kimmel, 1995.
• Job Security v. Labor Market Flexibility: Is There a Tradeoff?, by Susan N. Houseman, 1994.

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• Sustainable Prosperity in the New Economy? Business Organization and High-Tech Employment in the United States, William Lazonick, 2009. - read the first chapter now
• Older and Out of Work: Jobs and Social Insurance for a Changing Economy, Randall W. Eberts and Richard A. Hobbie, eds., 2008. - read the first chapter now
• How Do We Spend Our Time? Evidence from the American Time Use survey, Jean Kimmel, ed., 2008. - read the first chapter now
• Justice on the Job: Perspectives on the Erosion of Collective Bargaining in the United States, Richard N. Block, Sheldon Friedman, Michelle Kaminski, and Andy Levin, eds., 2006. - read the first chapter now
• Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition?, Morris M. Kleiner, 2006. - read the first chapter now
• Workplace Justice Without Unions, Hoyt N. Wheeler, Brian S. Klaas, and Douglas S. Mahony, 2004. - read the first chapter now
• Nonstandard Work in Developed Economies: Causes and Consequences, Susan Houseman and Machiko Osawa, eds., 2003. - read the first chapter now
• Job Creation, Job Destruction, and International Competition, Michael W. Klein, Scott Schuh, and Robert K. Triest, 2003. - read the first chapter now
• Bargaining for Competitiveness: Law, Research, and Case Studies, Richard N. Block, ed., 2003. - read the first chapter now
• Labor Standards in the United States and Canada, Richard N. Block, Karen Roberts, and R. Oliver Clarke, 2003. - read the first chapter now
• Start-Up Factories: High-Perfomance Management, Job Quality, and Regional Advantage, Peter B. Doeringer, Christine Evans-Klock, and David G. Terkla, 2002.
  * Co-published with and available from Oxford University Press.
• How New is the "New Employment Contract"? Evidence from North American Pay Practices, David I. Levine, Dale Belman, Erica L. Groshen, Gary Charness, and K.C. O'Shaughnessy, 2002. - read the first chapter now
• Working Time in Comparative Perspective
  - Volume I - Patterns, Trends, and the Policy Implications of Earnings Inequality and Unemployment, Ging Wong and Garnett Picot, eds., 2001.- read the first chapter now
  - Volume II - Life-Cycle Working Time and Nonstandard Work, Susan Houseman and Alice Nakamura, eds., 2001. - read the first chapter now
• Labor, Business, and Change in Germany and the United States, Kirsten S. Wever, ed., 2001. - read the first chapter now
• Pay at Risk: Compensation and Employment Risk in the Untied States and Canada, John A. Turner, ed., 2001. - read the first chapter now
• Employee Benefits and Labor Markets in Canada and the United States, William T. Alpert and Stephen A. Woodbury, eds., 2000. - read the first chapter now
• Workdays, Workhours and Work Schedules: Evidence for the United States and Germany, Daniel S. Hamermesh, 1996.- read the first chapter now
• Two Tier Compensation Structures: Their Impact on Unions, Employers, and Employees James E. Martin, 1990.
• The Japanese Labor Market in a Comparative Perspective with the United States Masanori Hashimoto, 1990.
• From One Job to the Next: Worker Adjustment in a Changing Labor Market, 1989.
• Job-Saving Strategies: Worker Buyouts and QWL, Arthur Hochner, Cherlyn S. Granrose, Judith Goode, Eileen Appelbaum, and Elaine Simon, 1988.

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• U.S. Department of Labor
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
• ILO - Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws

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