Susan N. Houseman, Senior Economist 
 
Articles and Working papers
  • Offshoring and the State of American Manufacturing, Susan N. Houseman, Christopher Kurz, Paul Lengermann, and Benjamin Mandel (10-166), 2010.
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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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  • Introduction and Overview, Timothy J. Bartik and Susan N. Houseman. In A Future of Good Jobs? America's Challenge in the Global Economy, Timothy J. Bartik and Susan N. Houseman, eds. pp. 1-16, 2008.

  • Removing Barriers to Work for Older Americans, Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman. In A Future of Good Jobs? America's Challenge in the Global Economy, Timothy J. Bartik and Susan N. Houseman, eds. pp. 161-201, 2008.

  • Manufacturers' Outsourcing to Employment Services, Matthew Dey, Susan Houseman, and Anne Polivka (WP07-132), 2007.
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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.

  • 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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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.
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