2024
Effects of Child Care Vouchers on Price, Quantity, and Provider Turnover in Private Care Markets, Won Fy Lee, Aaron Sojourner, Elizabeth E. Davis, and Jonathan Borowsky
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Effects of Subsidies on the Child Care Market: Large Increases in Capacity, Small Increases in Price, Won Fy Lee, Aaron Sojourner, Elizabeth E. Davis, and Jonathan Borowsky
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Labor Market Effects of Paid Sick Leave: The Case of Seattle, Hilary Wething and Meredith Slopen
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Seattle’s Paid Sick Leave Law Increased Work Hours without Affecting Job Attachment, Hilary Wething and Meredith Slopen
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
2021
Temporary Agency Employment as a Way Out of Poverty?, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports
2017
The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach, David H. Autor, Susan N. Houseman, and Sari Pekkala Kerr
Publication: Journal Articles
2016
Are There Returns to Experience at Low-Skill Jobs? Evidence from Single Mothers in the United States over the 1990s, Adam Looney and Dayanand S. Manoli
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
2014
The Effect of Public Insurance Coverage for Childless Adults on Labor Supply, Laura Dague, Thomas C. DeLeire, and Lindsey Leininger
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Economic Development Recommendations That Focus on the "Working Poor": Lessons from Waco, George Erickcek, Don Edgerly, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, Bridget F. Timmeney, and Jim Robey
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Medicaid and the Labor Supply of Single Mothers: Implications for Health Care Reform, Vincent Pohl
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Mass Incarceration and Employment, Steven Raphael
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
The New Scarlet Letter? Negotiating the U.S. Labor Market with a Criminal Record, Steven Raphael
Publication: Upjohn Press
2013
Do Minimum Wage Laws Affect People Who Are Not Covered? Evidence from Documented and Undocumented, Hourly and Piece Rate Workers in U.S. Agriculture, Anita Alves Pena
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
2011
An Assessment of the BC CAREERS Employer Resource Network: Its Contributions to the ERN Model, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, George A. Erickcek, and Bridget Timmeney
Publication: Reports
2010
Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from "Work First", David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: Journal Articles
Health Insurance Tax Credits and Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Earning Single Mothers, Merve Cebi and Stephen A. Woodbury
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Mothers' Work and Children's Lives: Low-Income Families after Welfare Reform, Rucker C. Johnson, Ariel Kalil, and Rachel E. Dunifon
Publication: Upjohn Press
The Road to Welfare Reform, Rucker C. Johnson, Ariel Kalil, and Rachel E. Dunifon
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Unemployment Insurance and Low-Educated Single Working Mothers Before and After Welfare Reform, H. Luke Shaefer and Liyun Wu
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Unemployment Insurance and Low-Educated Single Working Mothers Before and After Welfare Reform, H. Luke Shaefer, Liyun Wu, and Elizabeth Phillips
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
2009
Past Trends and Projections in Wages, Work, and Occupations in the United States, David H. Autor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
What We Know about the Impacts of Workforce Investment Programs, Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Adding Labor Demand Incentives to Encourage Employment for the Disadvantaged, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Health Insurance Tax Credits and Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Income Single Mothers, Merve Cebi and Stephen A. Woodbury
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Against the Tide: Household Structure, Opportunities, and Outcomes among White and Minority Youth, Carolyn J. Hill, Harry J. Holzer, and Henry Chen
Publication: Upjohn Press
Introduction [to Against the Tide: Household Structure, Opportunities, and Outcomes among White and Minority Youth], Carolyn J. Hill, Harry J. Holzer, and Henry Chen
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Net Impacts of Workforce Development Programs on Individuals with Low Earnings, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Presentations
What Might Improve the Employment and Advancement Prospects of the Poor?, Harry J. Holzer
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Earned Income Tax Credit, Welfare Reform, and the Employment of Low-Skilled Single Mothers, Hilary Williamson Hoynes
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Financial Aid and Older Workers: Supporting the Nontraditional Student, Bridget Terry Long
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Reflections on Economic Mobility and Policy, Bruce D. Meyer Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Helping Low-Wage Workers Persist in Education Programs: Lessons from Research on Welfare Training Programs and Two Promising Community College Strategies, Lashawn K. Richburg-Hayes
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Can Residential Mobility Programs Improve Human Capital?: Comparing Social Mechanisms in Two Different Programs, James E. Rosenbaum
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Women, Work, and Welfare Reform, Kristin S. Seefeldt
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Bringing Together Policymakers, Researchers, and Practitioners to Discuss Strategies for Improving Economic Mobility, Maude Toussaint-Comeau
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Introduction [to Strategies for Improving Economic Mobility of Workers], Maude Toussaint-Comeau Editor and Bruce D. Meyer Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Strategies for Improving Economic Mobility of Workers: Bridging Research and Practice, Maude Toussaint-Comeau Editor and Bruce D. Meyer Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
2008
When Work is Not Enough: State and Federal Policies to Support Needy Workers by Robert P. Stoker and Laura A. Wilson, Timothy J. Bartik, Reviewer
Publication: Reviews
Design of Assistance Programs to Address Real Income Volatility, Robin W. Boadway, Katherine Cuff, and Nicolas Marceau
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Net Impact Evaluation of Michigan's JET (Jobs, Education, and Training) Program, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Reports
Statistical Targeting to Support Reemployment Services, Christopher J. O'Leary, Scott Gibbons, Cheryl Atkinson, and Gary Gonzalez
Publication: Conference Papers
Improving Job Quality: Policies Aimed at the Demand Side of the Low-Wage Labor Market, Paul Osterman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Boosting the Earnings and Employment of Low-Skilled Workers in the United States: Making Work Pay and Removing Barriers to Employment and Social Mobility, Steven Raphael
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Consequences of Recent Job Growth on Older Low-Income Workers, William M. Rodgers
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Moving from Welfare to Work, Kristin S. Seefeldt
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Working After Welfare: How Women Balance Jobs and Family in the Wake of Welfare Reform, Kristin S. Seefeldt
Publication: Upjohn Press
Strategies for Improving Economic Mobility of Workers, Maude Toussaint-Comeau
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
2007
Do Temporary Jobs Help Low-Skilled Workers? Surprising Data from Detroit, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: Journal Articles
Temporary Help Service Firms' Use of Employer Tax Credits: Implications for Disadvantaged Workers' Labor Market Outcomes, Sarah Hamersma and Carolyn J. Heinrich
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
2006
Temporary Agency Employment: A Way Out of Poverty?, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: Book Chapters
Moving Up or Moving On: Who Advances in the Low-Wage Labor Market? by Fredrik Andersson, Harry J. Holzer, and Julia I. Lane, Timothy J. Bartik, Reviewer
Publication: Reviews
Bad Service Jobs: Can Unions Save Them? Can They Save Unions?, Laura Dresser and Annette D. Bernhardt
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Initiatives Sectorielles pour la Formation de Travailleurs Faiblement Qualifiés aux États-Unis: Deux études de Cas, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Book Chapters
Sectoral Initiatives to Train Low-Qualified Incumbent Workers in the United States: Two Case Studies, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Book Chapters
Does Temporary Agency Employment Offer a Way Out of Poverty?, Susan N. Houseman and David H. Autor
Publication: Periodical Articles
Low-Skilled Jobs: The Reality behind the Popular Perceptions, Nan L. Maxwell
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Working Life: The Labor Market for Workers in Low-Skilled Jobs, Nan L. Maxwell
Publication: Upjohn Press
Spatial Concentration of American Poverty: Should We Care, and What Are the Options?, Mark D. Partridge and Dan S. Rickman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Geography of American Poverty: Is There a Need for Place-Based Policies?, Mark D. Partridge and Dan S. Rickman
Publication: Upjohn Press
2005
Does "Work First" Work? The Long-Term Consequences of Temporary Agency and Direct-Hire Job Placements, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: Reports
Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from Random Assignments, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty?, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Designing Inclusion: Tools to Raise Low-end Pay and Employment in Private Enterprise by Edmund S. Phelps, Timothy J. Bartik, Reviewer
Publication: Reviews
Single Mothers, Social Capital, and Work-Family Conflict, Teresa Ciabattari
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Urban Welfare and Work Experiences: Implications for Welfare Reform, Christopher T. King and Peter R. Mueser
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Welfare and Employment Transitions in the 1990s, Christopher T. King and Peter R. Mueser
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Welfare and Work: Experiences in Six Cities, Christopher T. King and Peter R. Mueser
Publication: Upjohn Press
2004
Introduction [to Leaving Welfare], Gregory Acs and Pamela Loprest
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Leaving Welfare: Challenges in a New Economy, Gregory Acs and Pamela Loprest
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Leaving Welfare: Employment and Well-Being of Families that Left Welfare in the Post-Entitlement Era, Gregory Acs and Pamela Loprest
Publication: Upjohn Press
Thinking about Local Living Wage Requirements, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
Gap Analysis of the Current Financial Services Network in Calhoun County, George A. Erickcek, Bridget F. Timmeney, and Brad R. Watts
Publication: Reports
2003
The Effects of Temporary Services and Contracting Out on Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from Auto Suppliers, Hospitals, and Public Schools, George A. Erickcek, Susan N. Houseman, and Arne L. Kalleberg
Publication: Book Chapters
2002
Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes? A Pilot Analysis with Welfare Clients, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: Reports
Living Wages and Local Governments, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Poverty, Jobs, and Subsidized Employment, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Periodical Articles
Spillover Effects of Welfare Reforms in State Labor Markets, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
Thinking about Local Living Wage Requirements, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Seasonal Employment Dynamics and Welfare Use in Agricultural and Rural California Counties, Henry E. Brady, Mary Sprague, Fredric C. Gey, and Michael Wiseman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Approaching the Limit: Early National Lessons from Welfare Reform, Sheldon Danziger
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Lessons Learned: Welfare Reform and Food Assistance in Rural America, Greg J. Duncan Editor, Leslie A. Whitener Editor, and Bruce A. Weber Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Using Statistical Assessment Tools to Target Services to Work First Participants, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Temporary Employment in Auto Supply, George A. Erickcek, Susan N. Houseman, and Arne L. Kalleberg
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
The Effects of Temporary Services and Contracting Out on Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from Auto Suppliers, Hospitals, and Public Schools, George A. Erickcek, Susan N. Houseman, and Arne L. Kalleberg
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Small Towns and Welfare Reform: Iowa Case Studies of Families and Communities, Cynthia Needles Fletcher, Jan L. Flora, Barbara J. Gaddis, Mary Winter, and Jacquelyn S. Litt
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Welfare Reform in Rural Minnesota: Experimental Findings from the Minnesota Family Investment Program, Lisa A. Gennetian, Cindy Redcross, and Cynthia Miller
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Rural Labor Markets in an Era of Welfare Reform, Robert M. Gibbs
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Short-Term Impacts of Welfare Reform in Persistently Poor Rural Areas, Mark Harvey, Gene F. Summers, Kathleen Ann Pickering, and Patricia O. Richards
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Reducing Food Stamp and Welfare Caseloads in the South: Are Rural Areas Less Likely to Succeed Than Urban Centers?, Mark Henry, Lynn L. Reinschmiedt, Willis Lewis, and Darren Hudson
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Role of Temporary Employment Agencies in Welfare to Work: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?, Susan N. Houseman and David H. Autor
Publication: Periodical Articles
Temporary Services and Contracting Out: Effects on Low-Skilled Workers, Susan N. Houseman and George A. Erickcek
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Will Attainable Jobs Be Available for TANF Recipients in Local Labor Markets? Evidence from Mississippi on Prospects for "Job-Skill Matching" of TANF adults, Frank M. Howell
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Location and the Low-Income Experience: Analyses of Program Dynamics in the Iowa Family Investment Program, Helen H. Jensen, Shao-Hsun Keng, and Steven Garasky
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Rural America in Transition: Poverty and Welfare at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century, Daniel T. Lichter and Leif Jensen
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Food Stamps in Rural America: Special Issues and Common Themes, Sheena M. McConnell and James Ohls
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Impact of Welfare Policy on the Employment of Single Mothers Living in Rural and Urban Areas, Signe-Mary McKernan, Robert I. Lerman, Nancy Pindus, and Jesse Valente
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Decline in Food Stamp Use by Rural Low-Income Households: Less Need or Less Access?, Mark Nord
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Targeting Job Retention Services for Welfare Recipients, Anu Rangarajan, Peter Z. Schochet, Dexter Chu, Timothy J. Bartik, and Donald Oellerich
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Whose Job Is It? Employers' Views on Welfare Reform, Ellen Shelton, Greg Owen, Amy Bush Stevens, Justine Nelson-Christinedaughter, Corinna Roy, and June A. Heineman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Where All the Counties Are Above Average: Human Service Agency Directors' Perspectives on Welfare Reform, Ann Tickamyer, Julie Anne White, Barry L. Tadlock, and Debra Henderson
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters