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Lessons Learned from a State-Funded Workplace Literacy Program
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Timmeney, Bridget - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2009
employers, providers were given considerable latitude to design their own training regimens. The state awarded certificates to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005102013
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008751546
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Earnings Benefits of Tulsa's Pre-K Program for Different Income Groups
Bartik, Timothy J.; Gormley, William; Adelstein, Shirley - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2011
This paper estimates future adult earnings effects associated with a universal pre-K program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. These informed projections help to compensate for the lack of long-term data on universal pre-K programs, while using metrics that relate test scores to valued social benefits....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009194115
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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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010934642
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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
This chapter is a draft of Chapter 7 of a planned book, Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa. This book analyzes early childhood programs’ effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: 1) universally accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009822
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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
This paper is a draft of Chapter 8 of a planned book, Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa. This book analyzes early childhood programs’ effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: 1) universally accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009823
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Net Impact Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State
Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2003
administered in Washington State. Five of the programs serve job-ready adults: Community and Technical College Job Training …, Private Career Schools, Apprenticeships, Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III programs, and Community and … Adult Basic Skills Education and JTPA Title II-A programs. The other two programs serve youth: JTPA Title II-C programs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005030699
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Economic Development Benefits of Preschool Expansion in Kalamazoo County
Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2008
This paper examines the effects of preschool expansion in Kalamazoo County on the county’s economic development. Effects on the county’s economic development are defined as effects on the employment and earnings of county residents. The estimated effects are found to be large relative to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005116782
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Skill-Biased Technological Change: Evidence from a Firm-Level Survey
Siegel, Donald S. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Siegel provides evidence that technology adoption is associated with downsizing, skill upgrading, greater employee empowerment, and a widening wage gap. Unlike previous studies that use industry-level data, Siegel collected firm-level data on technology usage and labor composition which enable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008502824
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The Economics of Sports
Kern, William S. (contributor) - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
The contributors to this book, all economists at the forefront of the movement to study the economics of sports, show how a host of contemporary economic issues come into play in today's world of sports. These issues include industrial organization, influences on labor markets, monopsony power,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008472673