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Sensitivity Testing of Net Impact Estimates of Workforce Development Programs Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP08-139), 2008.
Is There a Role for Public Support of Incumbent Worker On-the-Job Training?, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP08-138), 2008.
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.
Displacement, Asymmetric Information, and Heterogeneous Human Capital, Luojia Hu and Christopher Taber (WP07-136), 2007.
Temporary Help Service Firms’ Use of Employer Tax Credits: Implications for Disadvantaged Workers’ Labor Market Outcomes, Sarah Hamersma and Carolyn Heinrich (WP07-135), 2007.
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.
Reemployment and Earnings Recovery among Older Unemployment Insurance Claimants, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP07-133), 2007.
Manufacturers' Outsourcing to Employment Services, Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, and Anne Polivka (WP07-132), 2007.
Local Market Scale and the Pattern of Job Changes Among Young Men, Christopher H. Wheeler (WP06-131), 2006.
Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Productivity Measurement in U.S. Manufacturing, Susan Houseman (WP06-130), 2006.
Complementarity and Custom in Wage Contract Violation, John S. Earle and Klara Sabirianova Peter (WP06-129), 2006.
Retiree Health Benefits and Retirement, James Marton and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP06-128), 2006.
Dashboard Indicators for the Northeast Ohio Economy: Prepared for the Fund for Our Economic Future, Randall Eberts, George Erickcek, and Jack Kleinhenz (Working paper # 06-05, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland).
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.
Wages, Layoffs, and Privatization: Evidence from Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Vladimir Vakhitov (WP06-126), 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).
Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from Random Assignments, David Autor and Susan Houseman (WP05-124), 2005.
Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty?, David Autor and Susan Houseman (WP05-123), 2005.
The Incidence and Cost of Job Loss in the Ukrainian Labor Market, Hartmut Lehmann, Norberto Pignatti, and Jonathan Wadsworth (WP05-122), 2005.
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.
The Effect of Minimum Wages on the Employment and Earnings of South Africa’s Domestic Service Workers, Tom Hertz (WP05-120), 2005.
Refundable Tax Credits for Health Insurance: The Sensitivity of Simulated Impacts to Assumed Behavior, David W. Emmons, Eva Madly, and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP05-119), 2005.
Single Mothers, Social Capital, and Work-Family Conflict, Teresa Ciabattari, Sonoma State University (WP05-118), 2005.
Welfare Reform, Saving, and Vehicle Ownership: Do Asset Limits and Vehicle Exemptions Matter?, James X. Sullivan, University of Notre Dame (WP05-117), 2005.
Health, Wealth and Workforce Exit: Disability Insurance and Individual Accounts, Jason S. Seligman, University of Georgia (WP05-116), 2005.
Do Government Sponsored Vocational Training Programs Help the Unemployed Find Jobs? Evidence from Russia, Anton Nivorozhkin, Göteborg University, and Eugene Nivorozhkin, University of Groningen (WP05-115), 2005.
Asynchronous Risk: Unemployment, Equity Markets, and Retirement Savings, Jason S. Seligman and Jeffrey B. Wenger, University of Georgia (WP05-114), 2005.
Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform, Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and NBER (WP05-113), 2005.
Do Job Search Rules and Reemployment Services Reduce Insured Unemployment?, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A Wandner (WP05-112), 2005.
Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP05-111), 2005.
Personal Reemployment Accounts: Simulations for Planning Implementation, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP04-110), 2004.
Some Reflections on the Use of Administrative Data to Estimate the Net Impacts of Workforce Programs in Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP04-109), 2004.
The Wage Effects of Schooling under Socialism and in Transition: Evidence from Romania, 1950-2000, Daniela Andren, John S. Earle, and Dana Sapatoru (WP04-108), 2004.
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.
Increasing the Economic Development Benefits of Higher Education in Michigan, Timothy J. Bartik (WP04-106), 2004.
Work and Retirement Plans among Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman (WP04-105), 2004.
Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth in the Ukrainian Transition, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP04-104), 2004.
A New WPRS Profiling Model for Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP04-102), 2004.
Contract Violations, Neighborhood Effects, and Wage Arrears in Russia, John S. Earle and Klara Sabirianova Peter (WP04-101), 2004.
NOTE: A revised version (July 2006) of this paper appears as Upjohn Institute Working Paper no. 06-129.
Small Cities Blues: Looking for Growth Factors in Small and Medium-Sized Cities, George A. Erickcek and Hannah McKinney (WP04-100), 2004.
Incentive Solutions, Timothy J. Bartik (WP04-99), 2004.
Economic Reforms and Productivity-Enhancing Reallocation in the Post-Soviet Transition, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP04-98), 2004.
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.
Thoughts on American Manufacturing Decline and Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik (WP03-96), 2003.
The Productivity Consequences of Two Ergonomic Interventions, Kelly DeRango, Ben Amick III, Michelle Robertson, Ted Rooney, Anne Moore, and Lianna Bazzani (WP03-95), 2003.
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.
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.
Net Impact Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP03-92), 2003.
Local Economic Development Policies, Timothy J. Bartik (WP03-91), 2003.
Cost-Effectiveness of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul T. Decker, and Stephen A. Wandner (WP03-51), 2003. This is an update of Working Paper No. 98-51.
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.
Evaluating the Impacts of Local Economic Development Policies On Local Economic Outcomes: What Has Been Done and What is Doable?, Timothy J. Bartik (WP03-89), 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.
The Benefits Implications of Recent Trends in Flexible Staffing Arrangements, Susan N. Houseman (WP02-87), 2001.
Income Replacement and Reemployment Programs in Michigan and Neighboring States, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP02-86), 2002.
How Important are Classroom Peer Effects? Evidence from Boston's Metco Program, Joshua Angrist and Kevin Lang (WP02-85), 2002.
A Frontline Decision Support System for Georgia Career Centers, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP02-84), 2002.
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.
Information Technology, Organizational Form, and Transition to the Market , John S. Earle, Ugo Pagano, and Maria Lesi (WP02-82), 2002.
Privatization Methods and Productivity Effects in Romanian Industrial Enterprises, John S. Earle and Álmos Telegdy (WP02-81), 2002.
Impact of Charter School Attendance on Student Achievement in Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP02-80), 2002.
A Spoonful of Sugar: Privatization and Popular Support for Reform in the Czech Republic, John S. Earle and Scott Gehlbach (WP02-79), 2002.
Instrumental Variable Estimates of the Labor Market Spillover Effects of Welfare Reform, Timothy J. Bartik (WP02-78), 2002.
How Late to Pay? Understanding Wage Arrears in Russia, John S. Earle and Klara Z. Sabirianova (WP02-77), 2002.
Thinking about Local Living Wage Requirements, Timothy J. Bartik (WP02-76), 2002.
The Role of Partnerships in Economic Development and Labor Markets in the United States, Randall W. Eberts and George A. Erickcek (WP02-75), 2002.
Nonstandard Work and Child Care Choices of Married Mothers, Jean Kimmel and Lisa M. Powell (WP01-74), 2001.
The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Tight Labor Markets, Susan N. Houseman, Arne L. Kalleberg, and George A. Erickcek (WP01-73), 2001.
The Returns to Education and Basic Skills Training for Individuals with Poor Health or Disability, Kevin Hollenbeck and Jean Kimmel (WP01-72), 2001.
Black-White Segregation, Discrimination, and Home Ownership, Kelly DeRango (WP01-71), 2001.
Does Charter School Attendance Improve Test Scores?: Comments and Reactions on the Arizona Achievement Study, Christopher Nelson and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP01-70), 2001.
The Effect of Child Care Costs on the Labor Force Participation and Welfare Recipiency of Single Mothers: Implications for Welfare Reform, Rachel Connelly and Jean Kimmel (WP01-69), 2001.
An Examination of Student Achievement in Michigan Charter Schools, Randall W. Eberts and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP001-68), 2001.
Why Employers Use Flexible Staffing Arrangements: Evidence from an Establishment Survey, Susan N. Houseman (WP01-67), 2000.
Solving the Many Problems with Inner City Jobs, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00-66), 2000.
Teacher Performance Incentives and Student Outcomes, Randall W. Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck, and Joe Stone(WP00-65), 2000.
The Role of Public Policy in Skills Development of Black Workers in the 21st Century, Timothy J. Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00-64), 2000.
Group Wage Curves, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00-63), 2000.
Alternative Measures of State UI Systems, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert Tannenwald, Wei-Jang Huang, and Pei Zhu (WP00-62), 2000.
Unemployment Compensation and Older Workers, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. Wandner (WP00-61), 2000.
Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience, Christopher J. O'Leary and Robert A. Straits (WP00-60), 2000.
A Note on Commutes and the Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis, Kelly DeRango (WP00-59), 2000.
Marital Status and Full-time/Part-time Work Status in Child Care Choices: Changing the Rules of the Game, Rachel Connelly and Jean Kimmel (WP00099-058), 1999/revised 2000.
Aggregate Effects in Local Labor Markets of Supply and Demand Shocks, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00099-057), 1999.
The Implications of Flexible Staffing Arrangements for Job Stability, Susan N. Houseman and Anne E. Polivka (WP00099-056), 1999.
Promoting Self Employment Among the Unemployed in Hungary and Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00099-055), 1999.
Examining the Effect of Industry Trends and Structure on Welfare Caseloads, Timothy J. Bartik and Randall W. Eberts (WP00099-054), 1999.
The Labor Supply Effects of Welfare Reform, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00098-053), 1998.
The Use of Profiling to Target Services in State Welfare-to-Work Programs: An Example of Process and Implementation, Randall W. Eberts (WP00098-052), 1997.
Reemployment Bonuses and Profiling, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul Decker, and Stephen A. Wandner (WP00098-051), 1997. For an update see WP No. 03-51.
Preliminary Evidence on Impacts of Active Labor Programs in Hungary and Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00098-050), 1997.
Unemployment Insurance Policy in New England: Background and Issues, Robert Tannenwald and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00097-049), 1997.
Using Administrative Data to Evaluate the Ohio JOBS Student Retention Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel and Randall W. Eberts (WP00097-048), 1997.
The Optimal Dole with Risk Aversion and Job Destruction, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00097-047), 1997.
Short-Term Employment Persistence for Welfare Recipients: The "Effects" of Wages, Industry, Occupation and Firm Size, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00097-046), 1997.
Employee Benefits and Tax Reform, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00096-045), 1996.
Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment: Implications of the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00096-044), 1996.
Reducing the Welfare Dependence of Single-Mother Families: Health-Related Employment Barriers and Policy Responses, Jean Kimmel (WP00096-043), 1996.
A Framework for Assessing the Economic Benefits and Costs of Workplace Literacy Training, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00096-042), 1996.
Design of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services System and Evaluation in Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00096-041), 1996.
Who Moonlights and Why? Evidence from the SIPP, Jean Kimmel and Karen Smith Conway (WP00095-040), 1995.
Job Growth and the Quality of Jobs in the U.S. Economy, Susan N. Houseman (WP00095-039), 1995.
A Review of Retirement Income Policy Models, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00095-038), 1995.
Seniority, External Labor Markets, and Faculty Pay, Byron W. Brown and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00095-037), 1995.
Using Performance Indicators to Improve the Effectiveness of Welfare-to-Work Programs, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00095-036), 1995.
Optimal Unemployment Insurance, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00095-035), 1995.
Gender Differences in Faculty Turnover, Byron W. Brown and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00095-034), 1995.
Economic Development Strategies, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00095-033), 1995.
Urban Labor Markets, Randall W. Eberts (WP00095-032), 1995.
Wage Subsidies for Dislocated Workers, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00095-031), 1995.
An Impact Analysis of Labor Market Programs in Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00095-030), 1995.
Can Economic Development Programs Be Evaluated?, Timothy J. Bartik and Richard D. Bingham (WP00095-029), 1995.
Evaluating Pooled Evidence from the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Paul T. Decker and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00094-028), 1994.
Rural Wages and Returns to Education: Differences Between Whites, Blacks and American Indians, Jean Kimmel (WP00094-027), 1994.
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.
What Should the Federal Government Be Doing About Urban Economic Development?, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00094-025), 1994.
Earnings Inequality in Germany, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman (WP00094-024), 1994.
The Effects of Local Labor Demand on Individual Labor Market Outcomes for Different Demographic Groups and the Poor, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00093-023), 1993.
Reemployment Incentives for Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries: Results from the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert G. Spiegelman, and Kenneth J. Kline (WP00093-022), 1993.
The Economic Payoffs to Workplace Literacy, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00093-21), 1993.
Culture, Human Capital, and the Earnings of West Indian Blacks, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00093-020), 1993.
The Intertemporal-Substitution Hypothesis is Alive and Well (But Hidden in the Data), Jean Kimmel and Thomas J. Kneisner (WP00093-019), 1993.
The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt and Rochelle V. Habeck (WP00093-018), 1993.
Federal Policy Towards State and Local Economic Development in the 1990s, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00093-017), 1993.
Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman (WP00093-016), 1993.
Employer Training Needs in Hawaii, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00093-015), 1993.
Child Care and the Employment Behavior of Single and Married Mothers, Jean Kimmel (WP00093-014), 1993.
Workplace Education Programs in Small- and Medium-Sized Michigan Firms, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00092-013), 1992.
Congressional Testimony on the Effectiveness of Trade Adjustment Assistance and Suggestions for Improving the Program, Louis S. Jacobson (WP00092-012), 1992.
Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers, Louis S. Jacobson, Robert J. LaLonde, and Daniel G. Sullivan (WP00092-011), 1992.
Postsecondary Education as Triage: Returns to Academic and Technical Programs, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00092-010), 1992.
Moonlighting Behavior: Theory and Evidence, Karen Smith Conway and Jean Kimmel (WP00092-009), 1992.
Congressional Testimony on the Effectiveness of the Employment Service in Aiding UI Claimants, Louis S. Jacobson (WP00091-008), 1991.
The Employment and Earnings Impacts of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, Kevin Hollenbeck and Richard J. Willke (WP00091-007), 1991.
The Effects of Metropolitan Job Growth on the Size Distribution of Family Income, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00091-006), 1991.
An Econometric Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Benefits Adequacy, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00090-005), 1990.
Dislocated Worker Human Capital Depreciation and Recovery, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00090-004), 1990.
Efficient Bargains in the Context of Recent Labour Market Experience and Policy, Robert A. Hart and Thomas Moutos (WP00090-003), 1990.
The Displacement Effect of Reemployment Bonus Programs, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00090-002), 1990.
Maximum Score Estimates of the Determinants of Residential Mobility: Implications for the Value of Residential Attachment and Neighborhood Amenities, Timothy J. Bartik, J.S. Butler and Jin Tan Liu (WP00090-001), 1990.
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