Comparisons among state unemployment insurance (UI) systems can be misleading. Frequently quoted indicators of benefit … states. Such comparisons thereby obscure underlying structural differences in state UI systems. A business considering … measures of state UI systems. …

administered in Washington State. Five of the programs serve job-ready adults: Community and Technical College Job Training …

This paper suggests new federal policies towards state and local economic development assistance to business. I argue …. But state and local governments do not have the right incentives to adequately pursue national goals through economic … development programs. State and local governments are not inclined to do quality evaluations of their programs and tend to favor …