2023
Aligning KRESA EFE/CTE Course Offerings with Local Business Needs: Results of Two Studies, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Publication: Reports
2022
Time to Expand?!: A Workforce Study of Construction Occupations in the Greater Cleveland Area, Kathleen Bolter, Jim Robey, and Gerrit Anderson
Publication: Reports
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
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
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
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
The Best Medicine for a COVID-19 Economy? More Education and Training, John C. Austin and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Periodical Articles
Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from 'Work First', David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Temporary Agency Employment as a Way Out of Poverty?, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports
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: External Papers and Reports
Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change? Evidence from Vacancy Postings, Brad J. Hershbein and Lisa B. Kahn
Publication: External Papers and Reports
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
A Moment of Opportunity: Strategies for Inclusive Economic Growth, Michelle Miller-Adams, Timothy J. Bartik, and Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
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
Are Participants Good Evaluators?, Jeffrey A. Smith, Alexander Whalley, and Nathaniel T. Wilcox
Publication: Upjohn Press
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
2020
Policies to Improve Workforce Services for Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports
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
How Communities Can Connect Economic and Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Presentations
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
Findings and Conclusions, Robert F. Cook, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Cost Estimations of Potential Scholarship Programs for the Rockford Promise, George Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Workforce Data (and Knowledge) under Pressure, Joshua D. Hawley
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Data Science in the Public Interest: Improving Government Performance in the Workforce, Joshua D. Hawley
Publication: Upjohn Press
Research for Equity in Recovery I: How Job Training Matters, Harry J. Holzer, Steven J. Davis, Michelle Miller-Adams, and Theresa Singleton
Publication: Presentations
Using Nonexperimental Methods to Address Noncompliance, Daniel Litwok
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
2019
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
Place-Based Jobs Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Should Place-Based Jobs Policies Be Used to Help Distressed Communities? Yes, but Current Policies Need Reforms, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Should Place-Based Jobs Policies Be Used to Help Distressed Communities?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
What Should States Do about Incentives?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Culturally Effective Organizations: Revisiting the Role of Employers in Workforce Development, Janet Boguslaw, Jessica Santos, and Trinidad Tellez
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Individual Training Accounts and Nonstandard Work Arrangements, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
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
Psychological Self-Sufficiency: An Empowerment-Based Theory for Workforce Training and Adult Education, Philip Young P. Hong, Timothy O’Brien, Jang Ho Park, Rana Hong, Terri Pigott, and Brian Holland
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Importance of Social Support for Low-Income Job Seekers, Cheryl A. Hyde and Karin M. Eyrich-Garg
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Pathways to Careers in Health Care, Christopher T. King, Editor and Philip Young P. Hong, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
Concluding Observations and Policy Recommendations, Christopher T. King, Editor and Philip Young P. Hong, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Career Pathway and Sector-Based Strategies: A Broader Look, Christopher T. King, Editor and Heath J. Prince
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
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
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
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Research and Evidence-Building Capacity of State Workforce Agencies, Yvette Chocolaad and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Occupational Structures of Low- and High-Wage Service Sector Establishments, Eliza C. Forsythe
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Why Do Wages Differ across Businesses within the Same Labor Market?, Eliza C. Forsythe
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
STEM and the Local Economy: Do Regions Reap the Benefits of a STEM-Educated Workforce?, Fran Stewart
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Public Employment Policy for an Aging Workforce, Stephen A. Wandner, David E. Balducchi, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Journal Articles
2017
Confronting Policy Challenges of the Great Recession: Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy, Eskander Alvi, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
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
Fiscal Policy and Full Employment, Laurence Ball, J. Bradford DeLong, and Lawrence H. Summers
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Experimental Evaluations and the Evolution of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Program, Jacob M. Benus
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Great Recession and Lessons for Policymaking, Gary T. Burtless
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Charles Ballard Interview, Justin Carinci
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Veterans in Workforce Development: Participation and Labor Market Outcomes, Colleen Chrisinger
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
International Dimensions of the Great Recession and the Weak Recovery, Kathryn M.E. Dominguez
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
The Great Depression and the Great Recession in a Historical Mirror, Barry Eichengreen
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Evaluation of the Battle Creek Jobs Fund, George A. Erickcek, Jim Robey, Claudette Robey, Brian Pittelko, Marie Holler, and Don Edgerly
Publication: Reports
Investing In America's Workforce 2017, Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Presentations
Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change? Evidence from Vacancy Postings, Brad J. Hershbein and Lisa B. Kahn
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
The Great Recession Drastically Changed the Skills Employers Want, Brad J. Hershbein and Lisa B. Kahn
Publication: Periodical Articles
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
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
Central Banking in the Great Recession: New Policies, Old Principles, Donald Kohn
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Incentive Experiments in Unemployment Insurance, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
The STEM Dilemma: Skills that Matter to Regions, Fran Stewart
Publication: Upjohn Press
Lessons Learned from Public Workforce Program Experiments, Stephen A. Wandner, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
2016
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
Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change? Evidence from Vacancy Postings, Brad J. Hershbein and Lisa B. Kahn
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
2015
Toward a More Intelligent Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Book Chapters
Refining Workforce Education Supply and Demand Analysis: Final Report, Brad J. Hershbein and Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
Sectoral Initiatives and Opportunity Youth, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
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
Use of Unemployment Insurance and Public Employment Services after Leaving Welfare, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
New Labor Market Realities Require New Workforce Development Policies, Carl E. Van Horn
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
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
The Road through the Rust Belt: From Preeminence to Decline to Prosperity, William M. Bowen, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
Midwestern Urban and Regional Responses to Global Economic Transition, William M. Bowen and Kelly L. Kinahan
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Reasons for Misgivings about Local Economic Development Initiatives, William M. Bowen and Chang-Shik Song
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Can Tax Expenditures Stimulate Growth in Rust Belt Cities?, Benjamin Y. Clark
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Creating Jobs for Women: U.S. Experience, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations
Effective Local Strategies to Boost Quality Job Creation, Employment and Participation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations
Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Workforce System through Improved Performance Measures, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations
Employment and Skills Strategies in the United States: OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Stop Shovelling: A New Workforce Strategy to Promote Regional Prosperity, Joel A. Elvery
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Introduction [to The Road through the Rust Belt], Edward W. Hill
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Role of Sectoral Initiatives in Solving the Employment Problems of Opportunity Youth, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
The Evolution of Clusters and Implications for the Revival of Old Industrial Cities, Haifeng Qian
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Public Workforce Programs during the Great Recession, Stephen A. Wandner and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Journal Articles
2013
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: The Role of Workforce Programs, Burt S. Barnow, Editor and Richard A. Hobbie, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
How Do We Know Occupational Labor Shortages Exist?, Burt S. Barnow, John Trutko, and Jaclyn Schede Piatak
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Conceptual Basis for Identifying and Measuring Occupational Labor Shortages, Burt S. Barnow, John Trutko, and Jaclyn Schede Piatak
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters