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		April 2008 issue - Employment Research Included in the latest issue are Who Really Made Your Car?, by Thomas Klier and James Rubenstein Lessons Learned from a Workplace Literacy Initiative, by Kevin Hollenbeck and Bridget Timmeney Contact us if you'd like a free subscription.
	Workforce Program Performance Indicators for The Commonwealth of Virginia Kevin Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang This report documents Virginia’s initial attempt to calculate integrated performance measurement indicators for ten of its workforce programs. Seven agencies that administer the programs came together to supply administrative data that could be used to calculate indicators of program performance. The results—both for the gross impact and for the net impact indicators—have been and will continue to be informative for program oversight and workforce policy and resource allocation.
	March 2008 issue of Business Outlook for West Michigan This issue's Viewpoint is titled "2008 and 2009 Employment Forecast for West Michigan: Fighting Strong Headwinds."
	The Economic Development Effects of Early Childhood Programs Timothy J. Bartik This report provides new estimates of the job creation and earnings creation effects of three early childhood development programs. The effects of these programs are compared with previous estimates of the job creation and earnings creation effects of another early childhood program, half-time universal preschool for 4-year olds, and of subsidies to business (for example, property tax abatements) to promote job growth. The job creation and earnings creation effects that are considered include both short-run and long-run effects.
	Recent Upjohn Institute Working Papers Sensitivity Testing of Net Impact Estimates of Workforce Development Programs Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck Is There a Role for Public Support of Incumbent Worker On-the-Job Training?, Kevin Hollenbeck The Productivity Effects of Privatization in Ukraine: Estimates from Comprehensive Manufacturing Firm Panel Data, 1989–2005, J. David Brown and John S. Earle See a list of all Working Papers.
		2008-2009 Publications Catalog Our new Publications Catalog is in the mail. Contact us if you'd like to receive a copy, or download a pdf.
	Upjohn Institute Dissertation Award Co-winners of the 2007 Award are Patricia Cortes (MIT) and Patrick M. Kline (University of Michigan). Receiving an Honorable Mention is Giovanni Mastrobuoni (Princeton University). The deadline to apply for the 2008 Dissertation Award is July 7, 2008. Click here for more information.
	Conference Announcement The Upjohn Institute is organizing the 8th international research conference on Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data (CAED), together with the Central European University and with the support of several national and international sponsors. Click here for more information.
	Employment Opportunity: Economist The W.E. Upjohn Institute invites applied economists with a PhD and at least three years of experience to apply for a full-time research position. Read more.
	The Kalamazoo Promise Kalamazoo, Michigan is currently home to an unprecedented experiment in economic development. Announced in November 2005, the Kalamazoo Promise guarantees full college scholarships to potentially every graduate of the Kalamazoo Public School district. The Upjohn Institute is actively involved in research, evaluation, and community mobilization efforts surrounding the Kalamazoo Promise. Learn more.
		West Michigan Data Center/Business Outlook The source for up-to-date data on current economic conditions in West Michigan. Updated monthly! *Business Outlook for West Michigan* is also available on-line. 2000 Census data for West Michigan
	Employment Research Data Center With the cooperation and assistance of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Upjohn Institute has begun serving as the repository of many research and evaluation projects conducted by the DOL. Data from these projects and final reports are offered on CD-ROM. Abstracts, executive summaries, and listings of the contents of the data CDs are available on-line as html or pdf files. Additional data sets are made available periodically.
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