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Job Creation, Job Destruction, and International Competition

Klein, Michael W.; Schuh, Scott; Triest, Robert K. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

The authors present a picture of how the effects of international trade on employment in U.S. manufacturing industries …

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International Trade and Labor Markets: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

Davidson, Carl; Matusz, Steven J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Davidson and Matusz extend the traditional analysis of international trade to allow for labor markets characterized by workers whose labor-market experiences are punctuated by spells of involuntary unemployment. They demonstrate that such extensions are easily accomplished and that they provide...

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Measuring Manufacturing: How the Computer and Semiconductor Industries Affect the Numbers and Perceptions

Houseman, Susan N.; Bartik, Timothy J.; Sturgeon, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2014

Growth in U.S. manufacturing’s real value-added has exceeded that of aggregate GDP, except during recessions, leading … many to conclude that the sector is healthy and that the 30 percent decline in manufacturing employment since 2000 is … largely the consequence of automation. The robust growth in real manufacturing GDP, however, is driven by one industry segment …

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Trade Reform and Regional Dynamics: Evidence From 25 Years of Brazilian Matched Employer-Employee Data

Dix-Carneiro, Rafael; Kovak, Brian K. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2015

We empirically study the dynamics of labor market adjustment following the Brazilian trade reform of the 1990s. We use variation in industry-specific tariff cuts interacted with initial regional industry mix to measure trade-induced local labor demand shocks, and then examine regional and...

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Military Retention Incentives: Evidence from the Air Force Selective Reenlistment Bonus

Joffrion, Justin; Wozny, Nathan - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2015

The limited lateral entry and rigid pay structure for U.S. military personnel present challenges in retaining skilled individuals who have attractive options in the civilian labor market. One tool the services use to address this challenge is the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB), which offers...

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Imports, Exports, and Jobs: What Does Trade Mean for Employment and Job Loss?

Kletzer, Lori G. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

.S. manufacturing industries. The link between international trade and domestic jobs is also explored through studies of both net and …

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Offshoring Bias in U.S. Manufacturing

Houseman, Susan N.; Kurz, Christopher; Lengermann, Paul; … - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Short-Time Compensation as a Tool to Mitigate Job Loss? Evidence on the U.S. Experience during the Recent Recession

Abraham, Katharine G.; Houseman, Susan N. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2013

significant in sectors like manufacturing that made extensive use of the program. We conclude, however, that, with the possible …

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Excellence at Work

Ganzglass, Evelyn (contributor) - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

The contributors propose state-level initiatives that address key issues affecting the competitiveness of the U.S. economy.

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Manufacturers' Outsourcing to Staffing Services

Dey, Matthew; Houseman, Susan N.; Polivka, Anne E. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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