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Essays on Legal and Illegal Immigration

Susan Pozo Editor
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.
Nonmonetary Eligibility in State Unemployment Insurance Programs: Law and Practice

Walter Corson, Alan M. Hershey, and Stuart Kerachsky
1986

Consists of an econometric analysis of UI denial rates and factors that influence these rates, and in-depth studies of six state UI systems that explore factors that are typically "unobservable" in most statistical analyses.
The Funding Crisis in State Unemployment Insurance

Wayne Vroman
1986

Documents UI funding problems and attempts by states to solve them.
The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 1945-1985: Seeking Paths to Fuller Employment

Saul J. Blaustein
1986
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.
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.
The Economics of Aging

Myron H. Ross Editor
1985

Retirement-related issues are discussed including social security, healthcare, and inflation.
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.
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.
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.
The Plant Closure Policy Dilemma: Labor, Law and Bargaining

Wayne R. Wendling
1984

Examines the role of collective bargaining in plant closings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hardship: The Welfare Consequences of Labor Market Problems: A Policy Discussion Paper

Robert Taggart
1982

Taggart offers a series of alternative measures of hardship to reassess labor market and intergenerational problems, and alternative microeconomic policies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.