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2024

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Work Organization and High-Paying Jobs, Dylan Nelson, Nathan Wilmers, and Letian Zhang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

2023

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Getting the Workforce into Good Jobs Requires Place-Based Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations

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Scoring SOAR, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers

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From Stimulus to Sustainability: Reckoning with Community Prosperity Post-ARPA, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Bridget F. Timmeney, Kyle Huisman, and Alfonso Hernandez
Publication: Reports

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Improving the U.S. Workforce System by Transforming its Performance Measurement System into an Intelligent Information System, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Journal Articles

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Predictive Analytics Supporting Labor Market Success: A Career Explorer for Job Seekers and Workforce Professionals in Michigan, Christopher J. O'Leary, Salomon Orellana, Kevin Doyle, Randall W. Eberts, Ben Damerow, Amy Meyers, Kenneth J. Kline, Anna Wilcoxson, Beth C. Truesdale, and Scott Powell
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) in Maryland—Program Year 2020 Evaluation, Gabrielle Pepin, Christopher J. O'Leary, Kenneth J. Kline, and Ting Zhang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

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Aligning KRESA EFE/CTE Course Offerings with Local Business Needs: Results of Two Studies, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Publication: Reports

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How the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Can Anchor U.S. Workforce Development, Matthew D. Wilson, Nichola Lowe, Greg Schrock, Rumana Rabbani, and Allison Forbes
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs

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How the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Can Anchor U.S. Workforce Development, Matthew D. Wilson, Nichola Lowe, Greg Schrock, Rumana Rabbani, and Allison Forbes
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

2022

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Time to Expand?!: A Workforce Study of Construction Occupations in the Greater Cleveland Area, Kathleen Bolter, Jim Robey, and Gerrit Anderson
Publication: Reports

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Time to Expand?!: A Workforce Study of Construction Occupations in the Greater Cleveland Area, An Illustrated Executive Summary, Kathleen Bolter, Jim Robey, and Gerrit Anderson
Publication: Reports

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Centering Work: Integration and Diffusion of Workforce Development within the U.S. Manufacturing Extension Network, Nichola Lowe, Greg Schrock, Matthew D. Wilson, Rumana Rabbani, and Allison Forbes
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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The Wagner-Peyser Act and U.S. Employment Service: 75 Years of Matching Job Seekers and Employers, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations

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Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) in Maryland—Plan for Annual Assessments with Incremental Improvements, Christopher J. O'Leary, Gabrielle Pepin, and Ting Zhang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

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Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) in Maryland—Formative Evaluation, Program Year 2019, Christopher J. O'Leary, Gabrielle Pepin, Ting Zhang, and Conrad Helms
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

2021

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The Road to Economic Recovery Runs Through Affordable Higher Education: Preview of Research on the Workforce Outcomes of Community-Based Promise Programs, Brad J. Hershbein and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Presentations

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A Moment of Opportunity: Strategies for Inclusive Economic Growth, Michelle Miller-Adams, Timothy J. Bartik, and Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

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Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) in Maryland: Process Analysis Report, Christopher J. O'Leary, Gabrielle Pepin, Ting Zhang, and Conrad Helms
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

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Are Participants Good Evaluators?, Jeffrey A. Smith, Alexander Whalley, and Nathaniel T. Wilcox
Publication: Upjohn Press

2020

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Policies to Improve Workforce Services for Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports

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The Best Medicine for a COVID-19 Economy? More Education and Training, John C. Austin and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Periodical Articles

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Appendix A: Interesting or Innovative Changes/Initiatives Fostered by ARRA Funding, Burt S. Barnow Editor and Richard A. Hobbie Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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How Communities Can Connect Economic and Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Presentations

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Investing in Community: A Playbook for Connecting Economic and Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Lee Adams, Amy Meyers, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Publication: Reports

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Findings and Conclusions, Robert F. Cook, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Appendix B: Data from the Public Workforce System Dataset Used in the Analysis in Chapter 9, Randall W. Eberts and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Cost Estimations of Potential Scholarship Programs for the Rockford Promise, George Erickcek
Publication: Reports

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Workforce Data (and Knowledge) under Pressure, Joshua D. Hawley
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

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Data Science in the Public Interest: Improving Government Performance in the Workforce, Joshua D. Hawley
Publication: Upjohn Press

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Research for Equity in Recovery I: How Job Training Matters, Harry J. Holzer, Steven J. Davis, Michelle Miller-Adams, and Theresa Singleton
Publication: Presentations

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Using Nonexperimental Methods to Address Noncompliance, Daniel Litwok
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

2019

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Evaluation of Per Scholas as an Employee Recruiting Tool for Businesses, Lee Adams, Jing Cai, Janelle Grant, Brad J. Hershbein, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Publication: Reports

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Place-Based Jobs Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations

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Should Place-Based Jobs Policies Be Used to Help Distressed Communities? Yes, but Current Policies Need Reforms, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations

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Should Place-Based Jobs Policies Be Used to Help Distressed Communities?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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What Should States Do about Incentives?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations

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Culturally Effective Organizations: Revisiting the Role of Employers in Workforce Development, Janet Boguslaw, Jessica Santos, and Trinidad Tellez
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Pairing Program Administration with Evaluation to Build Evidence: The Health Profession Opportunity Grants Program and Federal Evaluation Portfolio, Hilary Bruck, Amelia Popham, and Kim Stupica-Dobbs
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Individual Training Accounts and Nonstandard Work Arrangements, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

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Cultural Competency in Workforce Development: Perspectives from a Rural, Native American Project, Loretta Jean Heuer, Cynthia Lindquist, Marilyn G. Klug, and Mary Leff
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Psychological Self-Sufficiency: An Empowerment-Based Theory for Workforce Training and Adult Education, Philip Young P. Hong Editor, Timothy O’Brien, Jang Ho Park, Rana Hong, Terri Pigott, and Brian Holland
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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The Importance of Social Support for Low-Income Job Seekers, Cheryl A. Hyde and Karin M. Eyrich-Garg
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Concluding Observations and Policy Recommendations, Christopher T. King Editor and Philip Young P. Hong Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Introduction: An Overview of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants Program, Christopher T. King Editor and Philip Young P. Hong Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Pathways to Careers in Health Care, Christopher T. King Editor and Philip Young P. Hong Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press

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Career Pathway and Sector-Based Strategies: A Broader Look, Christopher T. King Editor and Heath J. Prince
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Findings from the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants Process and Outcomes Evaluation, Michael Meit, Carol Hafford, Catharine Fromknecht, Noelle Miesfeld, and Emily Phillips
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Building Shared Prosperity: How Communities Can Create Good Jobs for All, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brad J. Hershbein, Timothy J. Bartik, Bridget Timmeney, Amy Meyers, and Lee Adams
Publication: Reports

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Implementing Career Pathway Training with a Family Focus: The Two-Generation Approach of the Community Action Project of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Teresa Eckrich Sommer, Terri Sabol, Patricia Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, and Christopher T. King Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Descriptive Implementation and Outcome Findings for Health Profession Opportunity Grants 1.0: Findings from the National Implementation Evaluation, Alan Werner, Pamela Loprest, and Robin Koralek
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

2018

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Research and Evidence-Building Capacity of State Workforce Agencies, Yvette Chocolaad and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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The Occupational Structures of Low- and High-Wage Service Sector Establishments, Eliza C. Forsythe
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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Why Do Wages Differ across Businesses within the Same Labor Market?, Eliza C. Forsythe
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

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STEM and the Local Economy: Do Regions Reap the Benefits of a STEM-Educated Workforce?, Fran Stewart
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

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Public Employment Policy for an Aging Workforce, Stephen A. Wandner, David E. Balducchi, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Journal Articles

2017

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Confronting Policy Challenges of the Great Recession: Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy, Eskander Alvi Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press

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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

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Fiscal Policy and Full Employment, Laurence Ball, J. Bradford DeLong, and Lawrence H. Summers
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Experimental Evaluations and the Evolution of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Program, Jacob M. Benus
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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The Great Recession and Lessons for Policymaking, Gary T. Burtless
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Charles Ballard Interview, Justin Carinci
Publication: External Papers and Reports

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Veterans in Workforce Development: Participation and Labor Market Outcomes, Colleen Chrisinger
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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International Dimensions of the Great Recession and the Weak Recovery, Kathryn M.E. Dominguez
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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An Example of a Low-Cost Intervention to Target Services to Participants of a Local Welfare-to Work-Program, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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The Great Depression and the Great Recession in a Historical Mirror, Barry Eichengreen
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Evaluation of the Battle Creek Jobs Fund, George A. Erickcek, Jim Robey, Claudette Robey, Brian Pittelko, Marie Holler, and Don Edgerly
Publication: Reports

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Investing In America's Workforce 2017, Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Presentations

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Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change? Evidence from Vacancy Postings, Brad J. Hershbein and Lisa B. Kahn
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

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The Great Recession Drastically Changed the Skills Employers Want, Brad J. Hershbein and Lisa B. Kahn
Publication: Periodical Articles

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Net Impact and Benefit-Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

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Central Banking in the Great Recession: New Policies, Old Principles, Donald Kohn
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Incentive Experiments in Unemployment Insurance, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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How On-the-Ground Realities Shape the Design, Implementation, and Results of Experimental Studies, Irma L. Perez-Johnson, Annalisa Mastri, and Samia Amin
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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The STEM Dilemma: Skills that Matter to Regions, Fran Stewart
Publication: Upjohn Press

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Lessons Learned from Public Workforce Program Experiments, Stephen A. Wandner Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press

2016

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Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change? Evidence from Vacancy Postings, Brad J. Hershbein and Lisa B. Kahn
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change? Evidence from Vacancy Postings, Brad J. Hershbein and Lisa B. Kahn
Publication: External Papers and Reports

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Net Impact and Benefit-Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

2015

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Toward a More Intelligent Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Book Chapters

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Evaluation of the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants: Interim Findings on Multiagency Collaboration and Cluster Progress, Megan Hague Angus, Jeanne Bellotti, Kevin Hollenbeck, and Brittany English
Publication: External Papers and Reports

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Sectoral Initiatives and Opportunity Youth, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

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Net Impact and Benefit-Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

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Use of Unemployment Insurance and Public Employment Services after Leaving Welfare, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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New Labor Market Realities Require New Workforce Development Policies, Carl E. Van Horn
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

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Selected Public Workforce Development Programs in the United States: Lessons Learned for Older Workers, Stephen A. Wandner, David E. Balducchi, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: External Papers and Reports

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Selected Public Workforce Development Programs in the United States: Lessons Learned for Older Workers, Stephen A. Wandner, David E. Balducchi, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: External Papers and Reports

2014

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The Road through the Rust Belt: From Preeminence to Decline to Prosperity, William M. Bowen, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press

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Midwestern Urban and Regional Responses to Global Economic Transition, William M. Bowen and Kelly L. Kinahan
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Reasons for Misgivings about Local Economic Development Initiatives, William M. Bowen and Chang-Shik Song
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Can Tax Expenditures Stimulate Growth in Rust Belt Cities?, Benjamin Y. Clark
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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Creating Jobs for Women: U.S. Experience, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations

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Effective Local Strategies to Boost Quality Job Creation, Employment and Participation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations

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Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Workforce System through Improved Performance Measures, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations

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Employment and Skills Strategies in the United States: OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: External Papers and Reports

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Stop Shovelling: A New Workforce Strategy to Promote Regional Prosperity, Joel A. Elvery
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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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

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Refining Workforce Education Supply and Demand Analysis: Final Report, Brad J. Hershbein and Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

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Introduction [to The Road through the Rust Belt], Edward W. Hill
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

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The Role of Sectoral Initiatives in Solving the Employment Problems of Opportunity Youth, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers