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Child Care and the Employment Behavior of Single and Married Mothers

Kimmel, Jean - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 1992

This paper examines the relationship between the cost of child care and the employment behavior of married and single … mothers. The data used in this paper are from the 1987 SIPP, the first SIPP panel to utilize an improved probing of child care … usage and expenditures. A primary contribution of this paper stems from the use of these improved child care data. A second …

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The Revitalization of Older Industrial Cities: A Review Essay of Retooling for Growth

Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2008

This review essay debates the policy issues raised by the book Retooling for Growth: Building a 21st Century Economy in America’s Older Industrial Areas, edited by Richard M. McGahey and Jennifer S. Vey (Brookings Institution Press, 2008). I argue that the main rationale for adopting policies...

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The Employment and Fiscal Effects of Michigan's MEGA Tax Credit Program

Bartik, Timothy J.; Erickcek, George - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2010

This paper estimates that Michigan's MEGA tax credit program to attract and retain businesses has large employment and fiscal benefits. MEGA provides discretionary tax credits to businesses, with the tax credit tied to the personal income taxes paid by employees on the new or retained jobs. We...

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Local Economic Development Policies

Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2003

This chapter seeks to provide useful advice for local government policy towards economic development programs. The chapter: reviews the size and scope of local economic development programs in the United States; critically analyzes the various rationales offered for these programs; makes...

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Higher Education, the Health Care Industry, and Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can “Eds & Meds” Do for the Economic Fortunes of a Metro Area’s Residents?

Bartik, Timothy J.; Erickcek, George - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2007

This paper examines the effects of expansions in higher educational institutions and the medical service industry on the economic development of a metropolitan area. This examination pulls together previous research and provides some new empirical evidence. We provide quantitative evidence of...

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Simulating the Effects of Michigan's MEGA Tax Credit Program on Job Creation and Fiscal Benefits

Bartik, Timothy J.; Erickcek, George A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2012

This paper simulates job and fiscal impacts of Michigan’s MEGA tax credit program for job creation. Under plausible assumptions about how such credits affect business location decisions, the net costs per job created of the MEGA program are simulated to be of modest size. The job creation...

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What Proportion of Children Stay in the Same Location as Adults, and How Does This Vary Across Location and Groups?

Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2009

This paper provides new information on what proportion of individuals spend their adult work lives in their childhood metropolitan area or state. I also examine how this proportion varies across different demographic groups, and with the size and growth rate of the metropolitan area. I find that...

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How Policymakers Should Deal with the Delayed Benefits of Early Childhood Programs

Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2009

Child Parent Center program; 2) the Abecedarian program, which provides disadvantaged children with high-quality child care … nurse home visitors from the prenatal period until the child is age two; and 4) the Parent Child-Home program, which … provides home visits and educational toys and books to disadvantaged families when the child is between the ages of 2 and 3 …

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Distributional Effects of Early Childhood Programs and Business Incentives and Their Implications for Policy

Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2009

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The Effects of State and Local Taxes on Economic Development: A Review of Recent Research

Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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