Tim Bartik discusses Foxconn's incentive deal on Wisconsin Public TV's Here & Now
Renegotiating the State's offer would still lead to higher-than-normal costs per job created, he says
Morris Kleiner visits the Institute during the week of July 29
Kleiner, a professor at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School and an Institute visiting scholar, is the nation's foremost expert on occupational regulation and licensing. He presents a seminar on August 2.
Michelle Miller-Adams co-authors blog post on Brookings' "The Avenue"
How Promise programs can help former industrial communities
Tim Bartik participates in Brookings' 8th annual Municipal Finance Conference
Panel topic: Communities left behind: How to narrow the gap between prospering and stagnating communities
Deadline to apply for the 2019 Upjohn Dissertation Award is July 5
The Upjohn Institute invites submissions for its annual prize for the best PhD dissertation on employment-related issues. A first prize of $2,500 is being offered. Up to two honorable mention awards of $1,000 may also be given.
A new issue of Economic Development Quarterly is now available
The latest is a special issue on earnings and career advancement possibilities for low-wage workers
Promise database expands to include 144 college scholarship programs, richer data
Promise Programs Database adds 55 programs for a total of 144
Owen Thompson, Williams College, presents a seminar on Friday, May 17
"Fertility Decline in the Civil Rights Era"
Upjohn economists participate in 2019 Society of Labor Economists annual conference
Senior economists Stephen Woodbury and Marcus Dillender present papers
Michelle Miller-Adams discusses the challenges facing the Kalamazoo Promise on Michigan Public Radio
Program looks to increase graduation rate of recipients
Noah Smith references work by Tim Bartik in column titled "Trump Can Do a Lot More to Help Manufacturing"
Column appears on Bloomberg Opinion on April 29.
Daniel Kreisman, Georgia State University, presents a seminar on Friday, April 26
Professor Kreisman to present his paper "Labor Market Signaling and the Value of College: Evidence from Resumes and the Truth."