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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 …

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Employer Training Needs in Hawaii

Woodbury, Stephen A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 1992

The Survey of Employer Training Needs in Hawaii was undertaken to gather information and data on the needs and … preferences of employers in Hawaii regarding government assistance with training. The need for such information was created by … passage of Act 68, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991, which created the Hawaii Employment and Training Fund "to assist employers and …

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The Roles of Workforce Development Systems in the Economic Development of Urban Areas

Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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The Distribution of College Graduate Debt, 1990 to 2008: A Decomposition Approach

Hershbein, Brad J.; Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2013

Despite tremendous recent interest in the subject of student debt by both researchers and policymakers, little is known about how the distribution of college graduate debt has been evolving and what factors can explain it. We use National Postsecondary Student Aid Study data from 1990 through...

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Basic Skills Training at Harbor Industries

Hollenbeck, Kevin; Anderson, William - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Occupational Labor Shortages: Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Barnow, Burt S.; Trutko, John; Piatak, Jaclyn Schede - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Barnow, Trutko, and Piatak focus on whether persistent occupation-specific labor shortages might lead to inefficiencies in the U.S. economy. They describe why shortages arise, the difficulty in ascertaining that a shortage is present, and how to assess strategies to alleviate the shortage.

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Search Theory and Unemployment

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

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: The Role of Workforce Programs

Barnow, Burt S.; Hobbie, Richard A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

This book examines the nature of the workforce development and UI policy decisions made nationwide in response to the recession, state and local administrators’ perspectives on the policy developments and economic challenges, and implementation of key Recovery Act provisions, with a particular...

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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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The Workforce Investment Act: Implementation Experiences and Evaluation Findings

Besharov, Douglas J. (contributor); … - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

This volume examines WIA’s objectives and the evidence on program performance and impact. The chapters are organized into five general areas: 1) understanding WIA, 2) program implementation, 3) performance management, 4) impact evaluations, and 5) future evaluation choices.

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