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Discrimination and the Effects of Drug Testing on Black Employment
Wozniak, Abigail - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2012
Nearly half of U.S. employers test job applicants and workers for drugs. I use variation in the timing and nature of drug testing regulation to study discrimination against blacks related to perceived drug use. Black employment in the testing sector is suppressed in the absence of testing,...
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The Impact of Affirmative Action on the Employment of Minorities and Women over Three Decades: 1973-2003
Kurtulus, Fidan Ana - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2015
What role has affirmative action played in the growth of minority and female employment in U.S. firms? This paper analyzes this issue by comparing the employment of minorities and women at firms holding federal contracts and therefore mandated to implement affirmative action, and at...
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From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education
Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Bartik provides evidence showing that investment in quality preschool education provides economic payoffs, particularly in lifetime earnings.
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Differences in the Returns to Education for Males by Disability Status and Age of Disability Onset
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Kimmel, Jean - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
Cortes, Kalena E. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2010
In light of the recent bans on affirmative action in higher education, this paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change from affirmative action to the Top 10% Plan in Texas...
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Human Resource Economics and Public Policy: Essays in Honor of Vernon M. Briggs Jr.
Whalen, Charles J. (contributor) - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
This book pays tribute to Vernon Briggs and his enduring mark on the study of humna resources. The chapters, by his students and colleagues, explore and extend his work on employment, education and training, immigration, and local labor markets. Students and scholars of economics, public policy,...
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The Working Life: The Labor Market for Workers in Low-Skilled Jobs
Maxwell, Nan L. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Maxwell extablishes the link between skills and low-skilled jobs and reveals the state of he labor market facing low-skilled workers.
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Some Reflections on the Use of Administrative Data to Estimate the Net Impacts of Workforce Programs in Washington State
Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2004
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the results, methodology, and processes used in a series of net labor market impact studies done for the State of Washington over the past six years. All of the studies relied on administrative data and used a technique referred to as quasi-...
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The Wage Effects of Schooling under Socialism and in Transition: Evidence from Romania, 1950-2000
Andren, Daniela; Earle, John S.; Sapatoru, Dana - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2004
We estimate the impact of schooling on monthly earnings from 1950 to 2000 in Romania. Nearly constant at about 3-4 percent during the socialist period, the coefficient on schooling in a conventional earnings regression rises steadily during the 1990s, reaching 8.5 percent by 2000. Our analysis...
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Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities
Bidani, Benu; Blunch, Niels-Hugo; Goh, Chor-ching; … - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2005
. However, little evidence has been presented on the effectiveness of such programs in China. Recent economic reforms …, associated massive lay-offs, and accompanying public retraining programs make China fertile ground for rigorous impact … group design. To our knowledge, this is the first evaluation of its kind in China. The evidence suggests that retraining …
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