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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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Temporary Help Service Firms' Use of Employer Tax Credits: Implications for Disadvantaged Workers' Labor Market Outcomes

Hamersma, Sarah; Heinrich, Carolyn - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2007

Temporary help services (THS) firms are increasing their hiring of disadvantaged individuals and claiming more subsidies for doing so. Do these subsidies—the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit (WtW)—create incentives that improve employment outcomes for THS...

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Health Insurance Tax Credits and Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Earning Single Mothers

Cebi, Merve; Woodbury, Stephen A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2009

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 introduced a refundable tax credit for low-income working families who purchased health insurance coverage for their children. This health insurance tax credit (HITC) existed during tax years 1991, 1992, and 1993, and was then rescinded. We use...

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State Incentives for Innovation, Star Scientists, and Jobs: Evidence from Biotech

Moretti, Enrico; Wilson, Daniel J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2013

productivity of incumbent scientists already in the state. The gains are concentrated among private sector inventors. We uncover …

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Unemployment Insurance

Woodbury, Stephen - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2013

Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary income support to workers who have lost their jobs and are seeking reemployment. This paper reviews the origins of the federal-state UI system in the United States and outlines its principles and goals. It also describes the conditions for benefit...

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Financing Unemployment Insurance

Vroman, Wayne; Woodbury, Stephen - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2014

Following the Great Recession, most states' unemployment insurance (UI) trust funds became insolvent, requiring the states to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to finance benefit payments. This article describes the basics of UI financing and reviews the origins of the financial crisis facing the...

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Health Insurance Tax Credits, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Health Insurance Coverage of Single Mothers

Cebi, Merve; Woodbury, Stephen A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Employee Benefits and Tax Reform

Woodbury, Stephen A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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The Productivity Effects of Privatization: Longitudinal Estimates from Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Telegdy, Almos - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2005

This paper estimates the effect of privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the … models imply that majority privatization raises MFP about 15% in Romania, 8% in Hungary, and 2% in Ukraine, while in Russia …. Positive domestic effects appear within a year in Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine and continue growing thereafter, but take 5 …

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Does Privatization Raise Productivity? Evidence from Comprehensive Panel Data on Manufacturing Firms in Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Telegdy, Almos - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2004

We analyze the impact of privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the universe … Romania, 22 percent in Hungary, and 3 percent in Ukraine, with some variation across specifications, while in Russia it lowers … much more consistent across countries. The positive effects emerge within a year in Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine and …

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