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Essays on Legal and Illegal Immigration

Susan Pozo
1986

Immigration is an issue drawing increased attention among policymakers and citizens. These essays provide an economic perspective to the effects of immigration on the labor markets in the United States.
The Funding Crisis in State Unemployment Insurance

Wayne Vroman
1986

Documents UI funding problems and attempts by states to solve them.
Union Organizing and Public Policy: Failure to Secure First Contracts

William N. Cooke
1985

Investigates factors that explain why 25-30 percent of the time unions fail to obtain collective bargaining agreements after winning the right to negotiate.
Public Service Employment: The Experience of a Decade

Robert F. Cook, Charles F. Adams, and V. Lane Rawlins
1985

From 1971 to 1982, the federal government attempted to reduce unemployment by subsidizing positions in state and local governments. These efforts were geared toward helping the unemployed gain human capital that could lead to unsubsidized work, while helping governments provide needed services for their citizens. A variety of approaches were tried in practically every area of program design. The authors reveal what worked.
Michigan's Business Tax Costs Relative to the Other Great Lakes States

Timothy L. Hunt
1985

Offers a picture of Michigan's tax costs relative to other Great Lakes states.
Where the Jobs Are: Identification and Analysis of Local Employment Opportunities

William L. McKee and Richard C. Froeschle
1985

A practitioner's guide to local labor market analysis.
The Economics of Aging

Myron H. Ross, Editor
1985

Retirement-related issues are discussed including social security, healthcare, and inflation.
Youth and the Labor Market: Analyses of the National Longitudinal Survey

Michael E. Borus, Editor
1984

Seven papers probe youth's relationship with the labor market.
Worker Participation and American Unions: Threat or Opportunity

Thomas A. Kochan, Harry Charles Katz, and Nancy R. Mower
1984

A comprehensive analysis of the effects of QWL and other forms of worker participation on the collective bargaining process.
Employment and Training R&D: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

R. Thayne Robson
1984

Papers by Eli Ginzburg, Howard Rosen, Gary Burtless, Robert Haveman, and Daniel Saks explore employment and training policy.
Union-Management Cooperation: Structure, Process, Impact

Michael H. Schuster
1984

Presents the findings of a five-year study of the structure, process and impact of six forms of union-management programs aimed at improving productivity.
The Plant Closure Policy Dilemma: Labor, Law and Bargaining

Wayne R. Wendling
1984

Examines the role of collective bargaining in plant closings.
Human Resource Implications of Robotics

H. Allan Hunt and Timothy L. Hunt
1983

The authors contend that the introduction of robots into the workplace is simply another stage in the long history of the automation of production, and that the effects will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary.
Determinants of Female Reentrant Unemployment

Ethel B. Jones
1983

Examines the extent that women undergo a spell of unemployment upon reentering the workforce, and the factors that influence such a spell.
Worker Learning and Worktime Flexibility: A Policy Discussion Paper

Gretl S. Meier
1983

Explores how flexible work patterns might be used to extend education and training opportunities.
Policy Issues in Work and Retirement

Herbert S. Parnes, Editor
1983

This is a collection of papers that focuses on the human resource implications of individual and population aging.
Federal-State Relations in Unemployment Insurance: A Balance of Power

Murray Rubin
1983

Examines the extent to which the federal-state balance of power has contributed to the success of America's UI system.
Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency and Debt in Michigan

Saul J. Blaustein
1982

Examines the complexities of Michigan's UI tax structure, fund insolvency problems, an measures to correct these situations.
The Federal Supplemental Benefits Program: An Appraisal of Emergency Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Walter Corson and Walter Nicholson
1982

Examines emergency policies to extend UI benefits during recessionary periods.
Workers' Compensation System in Michigan: A Closed Case Survey

H. Allan Hunt
1982

Provides a data base for analysis of workers' comp issues in Michigan, and offers a comparison between cases from insured and self-insured employers.
The Business Climate in Michigan: Wage & Tax Cost Considerations

Timothy L. Hunt
1982

Uses a broad definition of "business climate" to assess the attractiveness of Michigan as a place to do business.
Second Thoughts on Work

Sar A. Levitan and Clifford M. Johnson
1982

Assesses the changing nature of work, the meaning of work, dissatisfaction with work, and interest in work reform.
What's Happening to American Labor Force and Productivity Measurements?

National Council on Employment Policy
1982

A series of papers that combine to say that labor force and productivity data systems face a problem of deterioration. They also suggest appropriate steps to strengthen these systems.
Unemployment Experience of Individuals Over a Decade: Variations by Sex, Race and Age

Herbert S. Parnes
1982

Uses NLS data to show that unemployment leads to lost earnings and long-term reductions in earning capacity.
Labor-Management Cooperation: The American Experience

Irving Herbert Siegel and Edgar Weinberg
1982

Examines a variety of cooperative arrangements and the resulting problems and successes.