2024
Broadly Shared Local Economic Success: New Measures and New Lessons for Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
2023
Benefits and Costs of an Incentive Project or Program for State Residents: A Model for Flexible Use in Any State, Timothy J. Bartik
Discussant Comments on Hyman et al. Paper on California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC), Timothy J. Bartik
Getting the Workforce into Good Jobs Requires Place-Based Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Neighborhoods of Kalamazoo: Summary of Land Parcels, Val Klomparens
Michigan Unemployment Insurance: Background for Planning Analysis, Christopher J. O'Leary
Equity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access, Christopher J. O'Leary, William E. Spriggs, and Stephen A. Wandner
2022
Improving Economic Opportunity for Older Workers, Martin Neil Baily, Seth D. Harris, David Neumark, Ben Harris, Susan N. Houseman, and Beth C. Truesdale
Helping Distressed Places: Best Practices and Needed Scale, Timothy J. Bartik
Long-Run Effects of High-Quality Pre-K: What Does Research Show?, Timothy J. Bartik
The Economic and Business Case for Ensuring High-Quality Childcare and Preschool, Timothy J. Bartik
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
Equity in Unemployment Insurance Benefit Access, Christopher J. O'Leary, William E. Spriggs, and Stephen A. Wandner
2021
Future of Work Panel Discussion, Jon Abbott, Martin Walsh, Patricia Harrison, Kara Miller, Brad J. Hershbein, Karim R. Lakhani, Susan Lund, and Llewellyn Smith
The Future of Work, Entrepreneurship, and Access to Opportunity, Katharine G. Abraham, Lisa Corsetto, Susan N. Houseman, Louis R. Hyman, Giselle Mota, Derek Ozkal, Kristin Sharp, Jim Spohrer, and Christopher Stanton
Comments on Three Papers on Labor Market Effects of Opportunity Zones, Timothy J. Bartik
Place-Based Jobs Policies: We Need to Boost Employment Rates in Distressed Places, But: One Size Does NOT Fit All, Timothy J. Bartik
The Challenges of Incentive Evaluation in a Time of Pandemic Recession & Recovery, Timothy J. Bartik
The Prescription: Fiscal Policy for the COVID-19 Economy with Tim Bartik, Timothy J. Bartik
Urban/Rural Divide: A Call for Action, Timothy J. Bartik, Era Dabla-Norris, Martin Mühleisen, Andrés Rodriguez-Pose, and Dr. Nicole Goldin
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Evolving Impacts on the Labor Market: Who’s Been Hurt and What We Should Do, Brad J. Hershbein and Harry J. Holzer
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
The Impact of the Pandemic on U.S. Labor Markets: Past, Present and Future Concerns, Michael Horrigan
2020
Social Capital Determinants and Labor Market Networks, Brian J. Asquith, Judith K. Hellerstein, Mark J. Kutzbach, and David Neumark
5 Big Ideas in Inequality: Good Jobs - V, Timothy J. Bartik
Reviving Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
The Aftermath of the Pandemic Recession: The Role of Economic Development Policy, Timothy J. Bartik
How Communities Can Connect Economic and Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Michelle Miller-Adams
Research for Equity in Recovery II: Place-Based Strategies, Timothy J. Bartik, Simon Johnson, Mark Muro, and Susan Wachter
Special Briefing on COVID-19: Unemployment, and State and Local Fiscal Consequences, Timothy J. Bartik, Marcia Van Wagner, Matt Fabian, William Glasgall, and Susan Wachter
Research for Equity in Recovery III: Small Businesses, Marianne Bertrand, Chi Mac, Maurice A. Jones, and Timothy J. Bartik
Research for Equity in Recovery IV: Unemployment Insurance During the COVID Crisis: Lessons for Improving the UI Program, Lei Ding, Christopher J. O'Leary, Suzanne Simonetta, Patricia M. Anderson, and Michael Horrigan
Research for Equity in Recovery I: How Job Training Matters, Harry J. Holzer, Steven J. Davis, Michelle Miller-Adams, and Theresa Singleton
Variability in U.S. Labor Markets: A Presentation to the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute, Michael Horrigan
The Promise Landscape in Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams
tnAchieves from a National Perspective, Michelle Miller-Adams, Martha Kanter, Celeste Carruthers, Krissy DeAlejandro, and Graham Thomas
Estimating the Impacts of Business Assistance Programs: The Case of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Multi-Year Estimates, Jim Robey, Randall W. Eberts, and Kenneth Voytek
2019
Place-Based Jobs Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Rethinking State Economic Development Strategies: Or, How to Maximize Benefits for State Residents’ Earnings Per Capita, Timothy J. Bartik
Should Place-Based Jobs Policies Be Used to Help Distressed Communities? Yes, but Current Policies Need Reforms, Timothy J. Bartik
What Should States Do about Incentives?, Timothy J. Bartik
2018
Incentive Benefits and Costs, Timothy J. Bartik
Promise Programs, Emergency Aid, and Strategies for College Retention, Brad J. Hershbein
Understanding the Decline in Manufacturing Employment, Susan N. Houseman
Restoring Unemployment Insurance as Social Insurance, Christopher J. O'Leary
Economic Conditions: Updates on the National, State, and Regional Economies with a Look at 2018, Jim Robey
2017
A New Business Incentives Database, Timothy J. Bartik
A New Business Incentives Database, Timothy J. Bartik
A New Business Incentives Database, Timothy J. Bartik
Early Childhood Education and Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Returns to Large-Scale Public School Pre-K Programs: Evidence from Within All States, Timothy J. Bartik and Brad J. Hershbein
Wage Setting in the United States, Randall W. Eberts
Investing In America's Workforce 2017, Brad J. Hershbein
New Hires Quality Index, Brad J. Hershbein
Learning from a Decade of College Promise Scholarships, Michelle Miller-Adams and Brad J. Hershbein
Restoring Unemployment Insurance as Social Insurance, Christopher J. O'Leary
2016
What Works in Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Creating Jobs for Women: U.S. Experience, Randall W. Eberts
Displaced Long-Term Workers, Randall W. Eberts
Effective Local Strategies to Boost Quality Job Creation, Employment and Participation, Randall W. Eberts
Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Workforce System through Improved Performance Measures, Randall W. Eberts
The Challenge of Creating an Integrated Approach to Green Growth, Randall W. Eberts
The Role of Central Banks in Assisting Regional Economic Policy Making, Randall W. Eberts
2015
Benefits vs. Costs of Business Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
From Preschool to Prosperity : The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education, Timothy J. Bartik
The Road Toward K-12 Excellence in Michigan, Kevin Hollenbeck
2013
Family Income, Student Achievement, and Educational Costs, Timothy J. Bartik
Breaking the Poverty Cycle with Education and Jobs in Kalamazoo, Randall W. Eberts
Regionalism, Networks, and Partnerships: A Leadership Approach to Economic Development, George A. Erickcek, Brad Watts, Claudette Robey, and Jim Robey
2012
Education and Local Economic Development: Why Skills Matter, How We're Doing, and Leverage Points for Change, Timothy J. Bartik
Local Economic Benefits of Early Childhood Programs: Investing in Kids, Timothy J. Bartik
The Future of State and Local Economic Development Policy: What Research Is Needed?, Timothy J. Bartik
2011
Presentation on Early Childhood Programs and Economic Development to American Chamber of Commerce Executives Convention, Timothy J. Bartik
Responding to Skeptics of Early Childhood Programs as Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
State Economic Development Policies: What Works?, Timothy J. Bartik
What Works in Job Creation and Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Why Michigan (and Other States) Should Invest in Preschool, Timothy J. Bartik
Mapping the Promise: Critical Pathways, Randall W. Eberts
Getting Started: How Much is This Thing Going to Cost?, George A. Erickcek
Evaluation Evidence about the Effectiveness of Public Training Programs for Incumbent Workers, Kevin Hollenbeck
Is There a Role for Public Support of Incumbent Worker On-the-Job Training?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Net Impacts of Workforce Development Programs on Individuals with Low Earnings, Kevin Hollenbeck
Raising Academic Achievement in Michigan's K-12 Schools, Kevin Hollenbeck
Some Perspectives on and Examples of Business Education Collaboration for Workforce Development, Kevin Hollenbeck
Student Achievement and CTE, Kevin Hollenbeck
Test Score Differentials and Returns to Literacy Across Race/Gender Groups, Kevin Hollenbeck
The Return on Investment to Training Programs for Incumbent Workers, Kevin Hollenbeck
Workforce System Net Impact Estimates and Rates of Return: Performance Measures?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Disability Management: The Potential Benefits for the FECA Program, H. Allan Hunt and Rochelle Virginia Habeck
2010
Regression Approach to Adjust WIA Performance Standards, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, and Kenneth J. Kline
Net Impact Analysis of Reading Recovery® in Kalamazoo Public Schools: Concept and Preliminary Findings, Randall W. Eberts and Wei-Jang Huang
Net Impact Evaluation of Moving Men and Women to Economic Independence in Michigan, Within Reach Program: Year 1 and Year 2 Cohorts, Randall W. Eberts and Jason M. Preuss
Measurement Issues Arising from the Growth of Globalization, Susan N. Houseman and Kenneth F. Ryder Jr.
The Kalamazoo Promise: Building Assets for Community Change, Michelle Miller-Adams
What's New? What's Not? The Kalamazoo Promise in the Context of Other Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams
1996
Return on Investment for Workplace Education, Kevin Hollenbeck
1995
Design of Social Experiments, Christopher J. O'Leary and Robert G. Spiegelman
1994
A Net Impact Study of the MTP Program: Briefing Guide for Presentation to Jobs Central, Kevin Hollenbeck
Identification of Workplace Know-How Skills Expected by Employers in the Local Labor Market, Kevin Hollenbeck