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The Upjohn Institute has investigated the workings and effects of the UI system since 1961. The following list offers links to many of the Institute's research and publications efforts, staff projects, and other sources of information on the nation's UI system. Senior staff / Experts Working Papers Other papers, reports, and testimony Technical Reports Books Articles appearing in the Institute's newsletter Employment Research Employment Research Data Center Research on proposed Personal Reemployment Accounts Links
Senior staff / Experts Randall W. Eberts, Executive Director Christopher J. O'Leary, Senior Economist Stephen A. Woodbury, Senior Economist Working papers Reemployment and Earnings Recovery among Older Unemployment Insurance Claimants, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP07-133), 2007. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Do Job Search Rules and Reemployment Services Reduce Insured Unemployment?, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. Wandner (WP05-112), 2005. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP05-111), 2000. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Personal Reemployment Accounts: Simulations for Planning Implementation, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP04-110), 2004. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] A New WPRS Profiling Model for Michigan , Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP04-102), 2003. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Cost-Effectiveness of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul T. Decker, and Stephen A. Wandner (WP03-51), 2003. Note: This is an update of WP98-51. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] A Frontline Decision Support System for Georgia Career Centers, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP02-84), 2002. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Alternative Measures of State UI Systems, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert Tannenwald, Wei-Jang Huang, and Pei Zhu (WP00-62), 2000. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Unemployment Compensation and Older Workers, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. Wandner (WP00-61), 2000. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience, Christopher J. O'Leary and Robert A. Straits (WP00-60), 2000. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] The Use of Profiling to Target Services in State Welfare-to-Work Programs: An Example of Process and Implementation, Randall W. Eberts (WP98-052), 1997. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Reemployment Bonuses and Profiling, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul Decker, and Stephen A. Wandner (WP98-051), 1997. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Unemployment Insurance Policy in New England: Background and Issues, Robert Tannenwald and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP97-049), 1997. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] The Optimal Dole with Risk Aversion and Job Destruction, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP97-047),1997. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment: Implications of the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP96-044), 1996. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Design of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services System and Evaluation in Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP96-041), 1996. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Optimal Unemployment Insurance, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP95-035), 1995. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Wage-Rate Subsidies for Dislocated Workers, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP95-031), 1995. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Evaluating Pooled Evidence from the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Paul T. Decker and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP94-028), 1994. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Reemployment Incentives for Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries: Results from the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert G. Spiegelman, and Kenneth J. Kline (WP93-022), 1993. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Congressional Testimony on the Effectiveness of the Employment Service in Aiding UI Claimants, Louis S. Jacobson (WP91-008), 1991. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] An Econometric Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Benefits Adequacy, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP90-005), 1990. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] The Displacement Effect of Reemployment Bonus Programs, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP90-002), 1990. [ Abstract \| Full Text ] Other papers, reports, and testimony UI as a Safety Net for Former TANF Recipients, a report submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), 2008. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Committee on Ways and Means, by Christopher J. O'Leary, on the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) system, April 10, 2003. Unemployment Insurance Overpayments and Underpayments. Testimony prepared by Stephen A. Woodbury for Hearings on Unemployment Fraud and Abuse, Human Resources Subcommittee, House Committee on Ways and Means, June 11, 2002. Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Work First Profiling Pilot Project, by Randall W. Eberts, March 2002. Technical Reports Trend and Cycle Analysis of Unemployment Insurance and the Employment Service, Wayne Vroman and Stephen A. Woodbury, (TR006-019), 148 pp., 1997. Suggested Rules for an Unemployment Insurance Law for Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary, (TR00097-011), 58 pp., 1997. The Adequacy of Unemployment Benefits, Christopher J. O'Leary, (TR00095-006), 59 pp., 1995. For information on how to order technical reports please contact our Customer Service department. Books Unemployment Compensation Throughout the World: A Comparative Analysis, Wayne Vroman and Vera Brusentsev - read the first chapter now Labor Exchange Policy in the United States, David E. Balducchi, Randall W. Eberts, and Christopher J. O'Leary, Editors, - read the first chapter now Targeting Employment Services, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, and Stephen A. Wandner, Editors, - read the first chapter now Reemployment Bonuses in the Unemployment Insurance System: Evidence from Three Field Experiments, Philip K. Robins and Robert G. Spiegelman, Editors, 2001. Topics in Unemployment Insurance Financing, Wayne Vroman, 1998. Unemployment Insurance in the United States: Analysis of Policy Issues, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. Wandner, Editors, 1997. Permanent Job Loss and the U.S. System of Financing Unemployment Insurance, Frank P. Brechling and Louise Laurence, 1995.- read the first chapter now Unemployment Insurance in the United States: The First Half Century, Saul J. Blaustein, 1993. Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Adequacy in the 1990's, Wayne Vroman, 1990. The Conflict Between Equilibrium and Disequilibrium Theories: The Case of the U.S. Labor Market, Richard E. Quandt and Harvey S. Rosen, 1988. An Incentives Approach to Improving the Unemployment Compensation System, Paul L. Burgess and Jerry L. Kingston, 1987. Employment Research Principles of Labor Market Information, by James Woods and Christopher O'Leary Personal Reemployment Accounts, by Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts Extended Unemployment Benefits, by Wayne Vroman, Jeffrey B. Wenger, and Stephen A. Woodbury New Directions in Reemployment Policy, by Stephen A. Woodbury U.S. Unemployment Insurance: Progress and Prospects, by Christopher J. O'Leary "Targeting Employment Services" Conference, by Randall W.Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, and Stephen A. Wandner Profiling for Reemployment Bonus Offers, by Christopher J. O'Leary Profiling Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries, by Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary Contact our Customer Service department for your free subscription. Employment Research Data Center With the cooperation and assistance of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Upjohn Institute is serving as the repository of many research and evaluation projects conducted by the DOL, including data from the reemployment bonus experiments. Data (along with specific information related to it) and final reports are offered on CD-ROM. Available are Assisting Unemployment Insurance Claimants: The Long-Term Impact of the Job Search Assistance Demonstration The Lifelong Learning Demonstration Evaluating the Effectiveness of Active Labor Programs in Hungary Evaluating the Effectiveness of Active Labor Programs in Poland JTPA Standardized Program Information Report (SPIR) Program Years 1996-1999 Evaluation of Short-Time Compensation Programs The Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment The Pennsylvania Reemployment Bonus Demonstration The Illinois Unemployment Insurance Incentive Experiments Study of Unemployment Insurance Exhaustees Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Surveys An Analysis of UI Recipients' Unemployment Spells The National Job Corps Study The National JTPA Study Links Targeting Employment Services U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment and Training Administration Information Technology Support Center National Association of State Workforce Agencies National Academy of Social Insurance Institute Home Page About the Institute \| Research Programs \| What's New at the Institute Books \| Working Papers \| Employment Research Newsletter \| Technical Reports Dissertation Award \| Grant Program West Michigan Economy \| Media Center \| Customer Service Employment Research Data Center Please e-mail your comments and suggestions to webmaster@upjohninstitute.org Copyright © 1999-2006 W.E. 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The Upjohn Institute has investigated the workings and effects of the UI system since 1961. The following list offers links to many of the Institute's research and publications efforts, staff projects, and other sources of information on the nation's UI system.

Senior staff / Experts
Working Papers
Other papers, reports, and testimony
Technical Reports
Books
Articles appearing in the Institute's newsletter Employment Research
Employment Research Data Center
Research on proposed Personal Reemployment Accounts
Links

Senior staff / Experts

Randall W. Eberts, Executive Director
Christopher J. O'Leary, Senior Economist
Stephen A. Woodbury, Senior Economist

Working papers

Reemployment and Earnings Recovery among Older Unemployment Insurance Claimants, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP07-133), 2007. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
Do Job Search Rules and Reemployment Services Reduce Insured Unemployment?, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. Wandner (WP05-112), 2005. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP05-111), 2000. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
Personal Reemployment Accounts: Simulations for Planning Implementation, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts (WP04-110), 2004. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
A New WPRS Profiling Model for Michigan , Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP04-102), 2003. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
Cost-Effectiveness of Targeted Reemployment Bonuses, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul T. Decker, and Stephen A. Wandner (WP03-51), 2003. Note: This is an update of WP98-51. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
A Frontline Decision Support System for Georgia Career Centers, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP02-84), 2002. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
Alternative Measures of State UI Systems, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert Tannenwald, Wei-Jang Huang, and Pei Zhu (WP00-62), 2000. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
Unemployment Compensation and Older Workers, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. Wandner (WP00-61), 2000. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience, Christopher J. O'Leary and Robert A. Straits (WP00-60), 2000. [ Abstract | Full Text ]
The Use of Profiling to Target Services in State Welfare-to-Work Programs: An Example of Process and Implementation, Randall W. Eberts (WP98-052), 1997.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Reemployment Bonuses and Profiling, Christopher J. O'Leary, Paul Decker, and Stephen A. Wandner (WP98-051), 1997.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Unemployment Insurance Policy in New England: Background and Issues, Robert Tannenwald and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP97-049), 1997.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
The Optimal Dole with Risk Aversion and Job Destruction, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP97-047),1997.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment: Implications of the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP96-044), 1996.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Design of the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services System and Evaluation in Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP96-041), 1996.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Optimal Unemployment Insurance, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP95-035), 1995.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Wage-Rate Subsidies for Dislocated Workers, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP95-031), 1995.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Evaluating Pooled Evidence from the Reemployment Bonus Experiments, Paul T. Decker and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP94-028), 1994.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Reemployment Incentives for Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries: Results from the Washington Reemployment Bonus Experiment, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert G. Spiegelman, and Kenneth J. Kline (WP93-022), 1993.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
Congressional Testimony on the Effectiveness of the Employment Service in Aiding UI Claimants, Louis S. Jacobson (WP91-008), 1991.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
An Econometric Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Benefits Adequacy, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP90-005), 1990.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]
The Displacement Effect of Reemployment Bonus Programs, Carl Davidson and Stephen A. Woodbury (WP90-002), 1990.
[ Abstract | Full Text ]

Other papers, reports, and testimony

UI as a Safety Net for Former TANF Recipients, a report submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), 2008.
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Committee on Ways and Means, by Christopher J. O'Leary, on the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) system, April 10, 2003.
Unemployment Insurance Overpayments and Underpayments. Testimony prepared by Stephen A. Woodbury for Hearings on Unemployment Fraud and Abuse, Human Resources Subcommittee, House Committee on Ways and Means, June 11, 2002.
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Work First Profiling Pilot Project,
by Randall W. Eberts, March 2002.

Technical Reports

Trend and Cycle Analysis of Unemployment Insurance and the Employment Service, Wayne Vroman and Stephen A. Woodbury, (TR006-019), 148 pp., 1997.
Suggested Rules for an Unemployment Insurance Law for Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary, (TR00097-011), 58 pp., 1997.
The Adequacy of Unemployment Benefits, Christopher J. O'Leary, (TR00095-006), 59 pp., 1995.

For information on how to order technical reports please contact our Customer Service department.

Books

Unemployment Compensation Throughout the World: A Comparative Analysis, Wayne Vroman and Vera Brusentsev - read the first chapter now
Labor Exchange Policy in the United States, David E. Balducchi, Randall W. Eberts, and Christopher J. O'Leary, Editors, - read the first chapter now
Targeting Employment Services, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, and Stephen A. Wandner, Editors, - read the first chapter now
Reemployment Bonuses in the Unemployment Insurance System: Evidence from Three Field Experiments, Philip K. Robins and Robert G. Spiegelman, Editors, 2001.
Topics in Unemployment Insurance Financing, Wayne Vroman, 1998.
Unemployment Insurance in the United States: Analysis of Policy Issues, Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. Wandner, Editors, 1997.
Permanent Job Loss and the U.S. System of Financing Unemployment Insurance, Frank P. Brechling and Louise Laurence, 1995.- read the first chapter now
Unemployment Insurance in the United States: The First Half Century, Saul J. Blaustein, 1993.
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Adequacy in the 1990's, Wayne Vroman, 1990.
The Conflict Between Equilibrium and Disequilibrium Theories: The Case of the U.S. Labor Market, Richard E. Quandt and Harvey S. Rosen, 1988.
An Incentives Approach to Improving the Unemployment Compensation System, Paul L. Burgess and Jerry L. Kingston, 1987.

Employment Research

Principles of Labor Market Information, by James Woods and Christopher O'Leary
Personal Reemployment Accounts, by Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts
Extended Unemployment Benefits, by Wayne Vroman, Jeffrey B. Wenger, and Stephen A. Woodbury
New Directions in Reemployment Policy, by Stephen A. Woodbury
U.S. Unemployment Insurance: Progress and Prospects, by Christopher J. O'Leary
"Targeting Employment Services" Conference, by Randall W.Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, and Stephen A. Wandner
Profiling for Reemployment Bonus Offers, by Christopher J. O'Leary
Profiling Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries, by Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary

Contact our Customer Service department for your free subscription.

Employment Research Data Center

With the cooperation and assistance of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Upjohn Institute is serving as the repository of many research and evaluation projects conducted by the DOL, including data from the reemployment bonus experiments. Data (along with specific information related to it) and final reports are offered on CD-ROM. Available are

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