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Susan N. Houseman - H. Allan Hunt - Christopher J. O'Leary - Stephen A. Woodbury
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Women's Work after War, Meredith A. Kleykamp (10-169), 2010.
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Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan, Kalena E. Cortes (10-168), 2010.
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NOTE: This paper is forthcoming in Economics of Education Review.
Health Insurance Availability and Entrepreneurship, Philip DeCicca (10-167), 2010.
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Offshoring and the State of American Manufacturing, Susan N. Houseman, Christopher Kurz, Paul Lengermann, and Benjamin Mandel (10-166), 2010.
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The Employment and Fiscal Effects of Michigan's MEGA Tax Credit Program, Timothy J. Bartik and George Erickcek (10-164), 2010.
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The Influence of Retiree Health Benefits on Retirement Patterns, James Marton and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP10-163), 2010.
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NOTE: This paper is substantially revised from "Retiree Health Benefits and the Decision to Retire," W.J. Usery Workplace Research Group Paper Series 2009-5-1 and W. E. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 09-149, March 2009.
"Mass Privatisation and the Post-Communist Mortality Crisis": Is There Really a Relationship?, John S. Earle and Scott Gehlbach (WP10-162), 2010.
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Employment and Training Policy in the United States during the Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP10-161), 2010.
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What Should Michigan Be Doing to Promote Long-Run Economic Development?, Timothy J. Bartik (09-160), 2009.
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Food Stamp Participation among Adult-Only Households, David C. Ribar, Marilyn Edelhoch, and Qiduan Liu (09-159), 2009.
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Health Insurance Tax Credits and Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Earning Single Mothers, Merve Cebi and Stephen A. Woodbury (09-158), 2009.
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What Do We Know about Contracting Out in the United States? Evidence from Household and Establishment Surveys, Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, and Anne Polivka (WP09-157), 2009.
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What Should EDA Fund? Developing a Model for Pre-Assessment of Economic Development Investments, Brad R. Watts, George A. Erickcek, Jacob Duritsky, Kevin O'Brien, Claudette Robey, and Jim Robey (09-155), 2009.
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Methodology for Adjusting GPRA Workforce Development Program Performance Targets for the Effects of Business Cycles, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, and Wei-Jang Huang (09-154), 2009.
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Estimated State and Local Fiscal Effects of the Nurse Family Partnership Program, Timothy J. Bartik (09-152), 2009.
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Distributional Effects of Early Childhood Programs and Business Incentives and Their Implications for Policy, Timothy J. Bartik (09-151), 2009.
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How Policymakers Should Deal with the Delayed Benefits of Early Childhood Programs, Timothy J. Bartik (09-150), 2009.
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How Do the Effects of Local Growth on Employment Rates Vary With Initial Labor Market Conditions, Timothy J. Bartik (WP09-148), 2009.
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Economic Development Benefits of Preschool Expansion in Kalamazoo County, Timothy J. Bartik (WP09-147), 2009.
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Lessons Learned from a State-Funded Workplace Literacy Program, Kevin Hollenbeck and Bridget Timmeney (WP09-146), 2009.
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What Proportion of Children Stay in the Same Location as Adults, and How Does This Vary Across Location and Groups?, Timothy J. Bartik (WP09-145), 2009.
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Estimating a Performance Standards Adjustment Model for Workforce Programs that Provides Timely Feedback and Uses Data from Only One State, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall Eberts, and Ken Kline (WP09-144), revised 2009.
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The Revitalization of Older Industrial Cities: A Review Essay of Retooling for Growth, Timothy J. Bartik (08-143), 2008.
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Helping Hand or Grabbing Hand? State Bureaucracy and Privatization Effectiveness, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Scott Gehlbach (WP08-142), 2008.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in American Political Science Review, Vol. 103(2), 264-283, May 2009.
Understanding the Contributions of Reallocation to Productivity Growth: Lessons from a Comparative Firm-Level Analysis, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP08-141), 2008.
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Higher Education, the Health Care Industry, and Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can "Eds & Meds" Do for the Economic Fortunes of a Metro Area's Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik and George Erickcek (WP08-140), 2008.
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NOTE: A shorter version of this paper titled "The Local Economic Impact of 'Eds & Meds': How Policies to Expand Universities and Hospitals Affect Metropolitan Economies" appears as Brookings Metropolitan Economy Initiative, Number 7, 2008.
Sensitivity Testing of Net Impact Estimates of Workforce Development Programs Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP08-139), 2008.
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Is There a Role for Public Support of Incumbent Worker On-the-Job Training?, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP08-138), 2008.
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The Productivity Effects of Privatization in Ukraine: Estimates from Comprehensive Manufacturing Firm Panel Data, 1989–2005, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP07-137), 2007.
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Displacement, Asymmetric Information, and Heterogeneous Human Capital, Luojia Hu and Christopher Taber (WP07-136), 2007.
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Temporary Help Service Firms' Use of Employer Tax Credits: Implications for Disadvantaged Workers' Labor Market Outcomes, Sarah Hamersma and Carolyn Heinrich (WP07-135), 2007.
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Ownership and Wages: Estimating Public-Private and Foreign-Domestic Differentials with LEED from Hungary, 1986–2003, John S. Earle and Álmos Telegdy (WP07-134), 2007.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Analysis of Firms and Employees: Qualitative and Quantitative Apporaches, F. Anderson, S. Bender, J. Lane, K. Shaw, and T. von Wachter, eds. NBER and University of Chicago, 2008.
Reemployment and Earnings Recovery among Older Unemployment Insurance Claimants, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP07-133), 2007.
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Manufacturers' Outsourcing to Employment Services, Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, and Anne Polivka (WP07-132), 2007.
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Local Market Scale and the Pattern of Job Changes Among Young Men, Christopher H. Wheeler (WP06-131), 2006.
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Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Productivity Measurement in U.S. Manufacturing, Susan Houseman (WP06-130), 2006.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in International Labour Review 146(1-2): 61-80, 2007.
Complementarity and Custom in Wage Contract Violation, John S. Earle and Klara Sabirianova Peter (WP06-129), 2006.
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NOTE: This paper is forthcoming in the Review of Economics and Statistics.
Retiree Health Benefits and Retirement, James Marton and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP06-128), 2006.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Government Spending on the Elderly, Dimitri Papadimitriou, ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 222-242, 2007.
Dashboard Indicators for the Northeast Ohio Economy: Prepared for the Fund for Our Economic Future, Randall Eberts, George Erickcek, and Jack Kleinhenz (Working paper # 06-05, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland).
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Nonstandard Forms and Measures of Employment and Unemployment in Transition: A Comparative Study of Estonia, Romania, and Russia, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Vladimir Gimpelson, Rostislav Kapeliushnikov, Hartmut Lehmann, Álmos Telegdy, Irina Vantu, Ruxandra Visan, and Alexandru Voicu (WP06-127), 2006.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Comparative Economic Studies, Vol. 48(3), 435-457, September 2006.
Wages, Layoffs, and Privatization: Evidence from Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Vladimir Vakhitov (WP06-126), 2006.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 34(2), 272-294, June 2006.
Does Privatization Hurt Workers? Lessons from Comprehensive Manufacturing Firm Panel Data in Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Álmos Telegdy (WP05-125), 2005 (Revised February 2006).
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper titled "Employment and Wage Effects of Privatization" is forthcoming in Economic Journal.
Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from 'Work First', David Autor and Susan Houseman (WP05-124), 2005.
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NOTE: A revised version of this working paper is forthcoming in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty?, David Autor and Susan Houseman (WP05-123), 2005.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes are Affecting Low-Wage Workers, Rebecca M. Blank, Sheldon Danziger, and Robert F. Schoeni, eds. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2006.
The Incidence and Cost of Job Loss in the Ukrainian Labor Market, Hartmut Lehmann, Norberto Pignatti, and Jonathan Wadsworth (WP05-122), 2005.
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The Productivity Effects of Privatization: Longitudinal Estimates from Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Álmos Telegdy (WP05-121), 2005.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 114(1), 61-99, February 2006.
The Effect of Minimum Wages on the Employment and Earnings of South Africa's Domestic Service Workers, Tom Hertz (WP05-120), 2005.
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Refundable Tax Credits for Health Insurance: The Sensitivity of Simulated Impacts to Assumed Behavior, David W. Emmons, Eva Madly, and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP05-119), 2005.
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Single Mothers, Social Capital, and Work-Family Conflict, Teresa Ciabattari, Sonoma State University (WP05-118), 2005.
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Welfare Reform, Saving, and Vehicle Ownership: Do Asset Limits and Vehicle Exemptions Matter?, James X. Sullivan, University of Notre Dame (WP05-117), 2005.
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Health, Wealth and Workforce Exit: Disability Insurance and Individual Accounts, Jason S. Seligman, University of Georgia (WP05-116), 2005.
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Do Government Sponsored Vocational Training Programs Help the Unemployed Find Jobs? Evidence from Russia, Anton Nivorozhkin, Göteborg University, and Eugene Nivorozhkin, University of Groningen (WP05-115), 2005.
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Asynchronous Risk: Unemployment, Equity Markets, and Retirement Savings, Jason S. Seligman and Jeffrey B. Wenger, University of Georgia (WP05-114), 2005.
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Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform, Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and NBER (WP05-113), 2005.
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Do Job Search Rules and Reemployment Services Reduce Insured Unemployment?, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A Wandner (WP05-112), 2005.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper titled "State UI job search rules and reemployment services" appears in Monthly Labor Review, 129(6), June 2006.
Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP05-111), 2005.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 7(1) 2009, pp. 77-94.
Personal Reemployment Accounts: Simulations for Planning Implementation, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP04-110), 2004.
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This paper is available as U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Occasional Paper 2004-08. It can be found at: http://www.doleta.gov/reports/searcheta/occ/papers/final2004-08.pdf.
Some Reflections on the Use of Administrative Data to Estimate the Net Impacts of Workforce Programs in Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP04-109), 2004.
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The Wage Effects of Schooling under Socialism and in Transition: Evidence from Romania, 1950-2000, Daniela Andren, John S. Earle, and Dana Sapatoru (WP04-108), 2004.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 33(2), 300-323, June 2005.
Does Privatization Raise Productivity? Evidence from Comprehensive Panel Data on Manufacturing Firms in Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Álmos Telegdy (WP04-107), 2004.
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Increasing the Economic Development Benefits of Higher Education in Michigan, Timothy J. Bartik (WP04-106), 2004.
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Work and Retirement Plans among Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman (WP04-105), 2004.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Reinventing the Retirement Paradigm, Robert L. Clark and Olivia S. Mitchell, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 70-91, 2005.
Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth in the Ukrainian Transition, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP04-104), 2004.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Comparative Economic Studies, Vol. 48(2), 229-251, June 2006.
A New WPRS Profiling Model for Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP04-102), 2004.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in A Compilation of Selected Papers from The Employment and Training Administration’s 2003 Biennial National Research Conference, J. Riley, A. Branch, S. Wandner, and W. Gordon, eds., Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development, Evaluation and Research. 2004, pp. 130-184.
Contract Violations, Neighborhood Effects, and Wage Arrears in Russia, John S. Earle and Klara Sabirianova Peter (WP04-101), 2004.
NOTE: A revised version (July 2006) of this paper appears as Upjohn Institute Working Paper no.
06-129.
Small Cities Blues: Looking for Growth Factors in Small and Medium-Sized Cities, George A. Erickcek and Hannah McKinney (WP04-100), 2004.
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Incentive Solutions, Timothy J. Bartik (WP04-99), 2004.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper titled "Solving the Problems of Economic Development Incentives" appears in Growth and Change, 36(2), Spring 2005.
Economic Reforms and Productivity-Enhancing Reallocation in the Post-Soviet Transition, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP04-98), 2004.
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Community Norms and Organizational Practices: The Legitimization of Wage Arrears in Russia, 1992–1999, John S. Earle, Andrew Spicer, and Klara Z. Sabirianova (WP03-97), 2003.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper titled "The Normalization of Deviant Organizational Practices: Wage Arrears in Russia, 1992–1999" is forthcoming in Academy of Management Journal.
Thoughts on American Manufacturing Decline and Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik (WP03-96), 2003.
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The Productivity Consequences of Two Ergonomic Interventions, Kelly DeRango, Ben Amick III, Michelle Robertson, Ted Rooney, Anne Moore, and Lianna Bazzani (WP03-95), 2003.
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What Makes Small Firms Grow? Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, and the Business Environment in Romania, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Dana Lup (WP03-94), 2003.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 54(1), 33-70, October 2005.
Ownership Concentration and Corporate Performance on the Budapest Stock Exchange: Do Too Many Cooks Spoil the Goulash?, John S. Earle, Csaba Kucsera, and Álmos Telegdy (WP03-93), 2003.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Corporate Governance, Vol. 13(2), 254-264, March 2005.
Net Impact Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP03-92), 2003.
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Local Economic Development Policies, Timothy J. Bartik (WP03-91), 2003.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published as "Economic Development" in J.Richard Aronson and Eli Schwartz, eds., Management Policies in Local Government Finance (5th ed.). Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association, 2004, pp. 355-390.
Cost-Effectiveness of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul T. Decker, and Stephen A. Wandner (WP03-51), 2003. This is an update of Working Paper No. 98-51.
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NOTE: The final version of this paper appears in Journal of Human Resources, 40(1), 270-279, Winter 2005.
The Effects of Temporary Services and Contracting Out on Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from Auto Suppliers, Hospitals, and Public Schools, George Erickcek, Susan Houseman, and Arne Kalleberg (WP03-90), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt, and Richard J. Murnane, eds., Low-Wage America: How Employers are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace (pp. 368-406). New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2003.
Evaluating the Impacts of Local Economic Development Policies On Local Economic Outcomes: What Has Been Done and What is Doable?, Timothy J. Bartik (WP03-89), 2003.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Evaluating Local Economic and Employment Development: How to Assess What Works among Programmes and Policies. Paris: OECD, 2004, pp. 113-141.
Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth Under Alternative Economic Systems and Policies: Evidence from the Soviet Transition, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP02-88), 2002.
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The Benefits Implications of Recent Trends in Flexible Staffing Arrangements, Susan N. Houseman (WP02-87), 2001.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Olivia S. Mithcell, David S. Blitzstein, Michael Gordon, and Judith F. Mazo, eds. Benefits for the Workplace of the Future. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003.
Income Replacement and Reemployment Programs in Michigan and Neighboring States, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP02-86), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Michigan at the Millennium: A Benchmark and Analysis of Its Fiscal and Economic Structure, C. Ballard, P. Courant, D. Drake, R. Fisher, and E. Gerber, eds., East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. 2003, pp. 389-412.
How Important are Classroom Peer Effects? Evidence from Boston's Metco Program, Joshua Angrist and Kevin Lang (WP02-85), 2002.
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A Frontline Decision Support System for Georgia Career Centers, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP02-84), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in A Compilation of Selected Papers from The Employment and Training Administration’s 2003 Biennial National Research Conference, J. Riley, A. Branch, S. Wandner, and W. Gordon, eds., Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development, Evaluation and Research. 2004, pp. 80-129.
The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants, J. David Brown and John S. Earle (WP02-83), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Economics of Transition, Vol. 11, No. 2 (June 2003), pp. 221-252.
Information Technology, Organizational Form, and Transition to the Market , John S. Earle, Ugo Pagano, and Maria Lesi (WP02-82), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 60(4), 471-489, August 2006.
Privatization Methods and Productivity Effects in Romanian Industrial Enterprises, John S. Earle and Álmos Telegdy (WP02-81), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 30, No. 4 (December 2002), pp. 657-682.
Impact of Charter School Attendance on Student Achievement in Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP02-80), 2002.
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A Spoonful of Sugar: Privatization and Popular Support for Reform in the Czech Republic, John S. Earle and Scott Gehlbach (WP02-79), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Economics and Politics, Vol. 15, No. 1 (March 2003).
Instrumental Variable Estimates of the Labor Market Spillover Effects of Welfare Reform, Timothy J. Bartik (WP02-78), 2002.
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How Late to Pay? Understanding Wage Arrears in Russia, John S. Earle and Klara Z. Sabirianova (WP02-77), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 20, No. 3 (July 2002), pp. 661-707.
Thinking about Local Living Wage Requirements, Timothy J. Bartik (WP02-76), 2002.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Urban Affairs Review, Vol. 40, No. 2 (November 2004), pp. 269-299.
The Role of Partnerships in Economic Development and Labor Markets in the United States, Randall W. Eberts and George A. Erickcek (WP02-75), 2002.
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Nonstandard Work and Child Care Choices of Married Mothers, Jean Kimmel and Lisa M. Powell (WP01-74), 2001.
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The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Tight Labor Markets, Susan N. Houseman, Arne L. Kalleberg, and George A. Erickcek (WP01-73), 2001.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 57, No. 1 (October 2003), pp. 105-127.
The Returns to Education and Basic Skills Training for Individuals with Poor Health or Disability, Kevin Hollenbeck and Jean Kimmel (WP01-72), 2001.
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Black-White Segregation, Discrimination, and Home Ownership, Kelly DeRango (WP01-71), 2001.
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Does Charter School Attendance Improve Test Scores?: Comments and Reactions on the Arizona Achievement Study, Christopher Nelson and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP01-70), 2001.
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The Effect of Child Care Costs on the Labor Force Participation and Welfare Recipiency of Single Mothers: Implications for Welfare Reform, Rachel Connelly and Jean Kimmel (WP01-69), 2001.
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An Examination of Student Achievement in Michigan Charter Schools, Randall W. Eberts and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP001-68), 2001.
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Why Employers Use Flexible Staffing Arrangements: Evidence from an Establishment Survey, Susan N. Houseman (WP01-67), 2000.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 55, No. 1 (October 2001), pp. 149-170.
Solving the Many Problems with Inner City Jobs, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00-66), 2000.
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Teacher Performance Incentives and Student Outcomes, Randall W. Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck, and Joe Stone(WP00-65), 2000.
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The Role of Public Policy in Skills Development of Black Workers in the 21st Century, Timothy J. Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00-64), 2000.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Cecilia Conrad, ed. Building Skills for Black Workers: Preparing for the Future Labor Market, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Dallas: University Press of America, 2004, pp. 127-148.
Group Wage Curves, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00-63), 2000.
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NOTE: Partial results from this paper are incorporated into Appendix 9 of Jobs for the Poor: Can Labor Demand Policies Help?, by Timothy J. Bartik. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001.
Alternative Measures of State UI Systems, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert Tannenwald, Wei-Jang Huang, and Pei Zhu (WP00-62), 2000.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper titled "New Ways of Evaluating State Unemployment Insurance" was published in New England Economic Review, March/April 1999: 15-40.
Unemployment Compensation and Older Workers, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. Wandner (WP00-61), 2000.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Ensuring Health and Income Security for an Aging Workforce, P. Budetti, R. Burkhauser, J. Gregory, and H.A. Hunt, eds. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2001, pp. 85-133.
Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience, Christopher J. O'Leary and Robert A. Straits (WP00-60), 2000.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Federalism and Labour Market Policy, Alain Noël, ed., Montreal: McGill and Queen's University Press. 2004, pp. 25-82.
A Note on Commutes and the Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis, Kelly DeRango (WP00-59), 2000.
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Marital Status and Full-time/Part-time Work Status in Child Care Choices: Changing the Rules of the Game, Rachel Connelly and Jean Kimmel (WP00099-058), 1999/revised 2000.
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Aggregate Effects in Local Labor Markets of Supply and Demand Shocks, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00099-057), 1999.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published as "Spillover Effects of Welfare Reforms in State Labor Markets" in Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 42, No. 4 (November 2002), pp. 667-701.
The Implications of Flexible Staffing Arrangements for Job Stability, Susan N. Houseman and Anne E. Polivka (WP00099-056), 1999.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in David Neumark, ed., On the Job: Is Long-Term Employment A Thing of the Past?, (pp. 427-462). New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2000.
Promoting Self Employment Among the Unemployed in Hungary and Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00099-055), 1999.
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Examining the Effect of Industry Trends and Structure on Welfare Caseloads, Timothy J. Bartik and Randall W. Eberts (WP00099-054), 1999.
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The Labor Supply Effects of Welfare Reform, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00098-053), 1998.
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The Use of Profiling to Target Services in State Welfare-to-Work Programs: An Example of Process and Implementation, Randall W. Eberts (WP00098-052), 1997.
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Reemployment Bonuses and Profiling, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul Decker, and Stephen A. Wandner (WP00098-051), 1997. For an update see WP No. 03-51.
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Preliminary Evidence on Impacts of Active Labor Programs in Hungary and Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00098-050), 1997.
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NOTE: A revised and expanded version of this paper titled "The Net Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes in Hungary and Poland" (with P. Koloddziejczyk and G. Lazar) was published in International Labour Review, 137(3): 321-346, 1998.
Unemployment Insurance Policy in New England: Background and Issues, Robert Tannenwald and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00097-049), 1997.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in New England Economic Review, May/June 1997: 1-20.
Using Administrative Data to Evaluate the Ohio JOBS Student Retention Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel and Randall W. Eberts (WP00097-048), 1997.
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The Optimal Dole with Risk Aversion and Job Destruction, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00097-047), 1997.
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Short-Term Employment Persistence for Welfare Recipients: The "Effects" of Wages, Industry, Occupation and Firm Size, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00097-046), 1997.
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Employee Benefits and Tax Reform, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00096-045), 1996.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Tax Reform: Implications for Economic Security and Employee Benefits, D.L. Salisbury, ed., Washington, DC: Employee Benefit Research Institute. 1997, pp. 27-34.
Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment: Implications of the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00096-044), 1996.
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Reducing the Welfare Dependence of Single-Mother Families: Health-Related Employment Barriers and Policy Responses, Jean Kimmel (WP00096-043), 1996.
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A Framework for Assessing the Economic Benefits and Costs of Workplace Literacy Training, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00096-042), 1996.
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Design of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services System and Evaluation in Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00096-041), 1996.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) Systems: National WPRS Colloquium, June 1996: Selected Papers and Materials. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1996, pp. 187-200.
Who Moonlights and Why? Evidence from the SIPP, Jean Kimmel and Karen Smith Conway (WP00095-040), 1995.
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Job Growth and the Quality of Jobs in the U.S. Economy, Susan N. Houseman (WP00095-039), 1995.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Labour, Special Issue, 1995, pp. S93-S124.
A Review of Retirement Income Policy Models, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00095-038), 1995.
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Seniority, External Labor Markets, and Faculty Pay, Byron W. Brown and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00095-037), 1995.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 38(4), 771-798, 1998.
Using Performance Indicators to Improve the Effectiveness of Welfare-to-Work Programs, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00095-036), 1995.
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Optimal Unemployment Insurance, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00095-035), 1995.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 64, 359-387, June 1997.
Gender Differences in Faculty Turnover, Byron W. Brown and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00095-034), 1995.
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Economic Development Strategies, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00095-033), 1995.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published as "Strategies for Economic Development" in J.R. Aronson and E. Schwartz, eds., Management Policies in Local Government Finance (4th ed.). Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association, 1996, pp. 287-312.
Urban Labor Markets, Randall W. Eberts (WP00095-032), 1995.
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Wage Subsidies for Dislocated Workers, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00095-031), 1995.
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An Impact Analysis of Labor Market Programs in Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00095-030), 1995.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper titled "A Net Impact Analysis of Active Labour Programmes in Hungary" appears in Economics of Transition 5(2): 453-487, November 1997.
Can Economic Development Programs Be Evaluated?, Timothy J. Bartik and Richard D. Bingham (WP00095-029), 1995.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in R. Bingham and R. Mier, eds., Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development: Issues in Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997, pp. 246-277.
Evaluating Pooled Evidence from the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Paul T. Decker and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00094-028), 1994.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Human Resources 30(3): 534-550, Summer 1995.
Rural Wages and Returns to Education: Differences Between Whites, Blacks and American Indians, Jean Kimmel (WP00094-027), 1994.
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Labor Adjustment Under Different Institutional Structures: A Case Study of Germany and the United States, Susan N. Houseman and Katharine G. Abraham (WP00094-026), 1994.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in F. Buttler, et al., eds. Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the U.S. and German Economies. London: Routledge, 1995.
What Should the Federal Government Be Doing About Urban Economic Development?, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00094-025), 1994.
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Earnings Inequality in Germany, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman (WP00094-024), 1994.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in R. Freeman and L. Katz, eds., Differences and Changes in Wage Structures. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
The Effects of Local Labor Demand on Individual Labor Market Outcomes for Different Demographic Groups and the Poor, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00093-023), 1993.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published as "The Distributional Effects of Local Labor Demand and Industrial Mix: Estimates Using Panel Data" in Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 40, No. 2 (September 1996), pp. 150-178.
Reemployment Incentives for Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries: Results from the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert G. Spiegelman, and Kenneth J. Kline (WP00093-022), 1993.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 14(2): 245-269, Spring 1995.
The Economic Payoffs to Workplace Literacy, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00093-21), 1993.
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Culture, Human Capital, and the Earnings of West Indian Blacks, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00093-020), 1993.
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The Intertemporal-Substitution Hypothesis is Alive and Well (But Hidden in the Data), Jean Kimmel and Thomas J. Kneisner (WP00093-019), 1993.
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The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt and Rochelle V. Habeck (WP00093-018), 1993.
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Federal Policy Towards State and Local Economic Development in the 1990s, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00093-017), 1993.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in R. Ebel and R. Norton, eds. Reserach in Urban Economics (Volume 9): Structuring Direct Aid: People versus Places. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1993, pp. 161-178.
Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman (WP00093-016), 1993.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in R. Blank, ed. Social Protection vs. Economic Flexibility: Is there a Trade-Off?. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.
Employer Training Needs in Hawaii, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00093-015), 1993.
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Child Care and the Employment Behavior of Single and Married Mothers, Jean Kimmel (WP00093-014), 1993.
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Workplace Education Programs in Small- and Medium-Sized Michigan Firms, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00092-013), 1992.
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Congressional Testimony on the Effectiveness of Trade Adjustment Assistance and Suggestions for Improving the Program, Louis S. Jacobson (WP00092-012), 1992.
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Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers, Louis S. Jacobson, Robert J. LaLonde, and Daniel G. Sullivan (WP00092-011), 1992.
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Postsecondary Education as Triage: Returns to Academic and Technical Programs, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00092-010), 1992.
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Moonlighting Behavior: Theory and Evidence, Karen Smith Conway and Jean Kimmel (WP00092-009), 1992.
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Congressional Testimony on the Effectiveness of the Employment Service in Aiding UI Claimants, Louis S. Jacobson (WP00091-008), 1991.
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The Employment and Earnings Impacts of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, Kevin Hollenbeck and Richard J. Willke (WP00091-007), 1991.
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The Effects of Metropolitan Job Growth on the Size Distribution of Family Income, Timothy J. Bartik (WP00091-006), 1991.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 34, No. 4 (November 1994), pp. 483-502.
An Econometric Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Benefits Adequacy, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00090-005), 1990.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Research in Employment Policy, Volume I: Reform of the Unemployment Insurance System, L. Bassi and S. Woodbury, eds. Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 1998, pp. 63-110.
Dislocated Worker Human Capital Depreciation and Recovery, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00090-004), 1990.
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Efficient Bargains in the Context of Recent Labour Market Experience and Policy, Robert A. Hart and Thomas Moutos (WP00090-003), 1990.
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The Displacement Effect of Reemployment Bonus Programs, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00090-002), 1990.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 11, 575-605, October 1993.
Maximum Score Estimates of the Determinants of Residential Mobility: Implications for the Value of Residential Attachment and Neighborhood Amenities, Timothy J. Bartik, J.S. Butler and Jin Tan Liu (WP00090-001), 1990.
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NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (September 1992), pp. 233-256.

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