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Poverty and Inequality: The Political Economy of Redistribution
Neill, Jon (contributor) - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
This book provides a very useful introduction to methodologies for measuring inequality, a comprehensive overview of … changes in inequality which have occurred in the United States, and an informative discussion of a variety of policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008502803
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Earnings Inequality in Germany
Abraham, Katharine G.; Houseman, Susan N. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 1993
Recent studies have documented the growth of earnings inequality in the United States during the 1980s. In contrast to … earnings inequality over the same period. Between 1978 and 1988, a reduction in the dispersion of earnings among workers in the … inequality in Germany and those in the United States. Both the high quality of the training received by non-college-bound German …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005102005
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Understanding Wages: Structure, Uncertainty, Inequality
Earle, John S. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010585737
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The Working Life: The Labor Market for Workers in Low-Skilled Jobs
Maxwell, Nan L. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Maxwell extablishes the link between skills and low-skilled jobs and reveals the state of he labor market facing low-skilled workers.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008472706
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Some Reflections on the Use of Administrative Data to Estimate the Net Impacts of Workforce Programs in Washington State
Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2004
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the results, methodology, and processes used in a series of net labor market impact studies done for the State of Washington over the past six years. All of the studies relied on administrative data and used a technique referred to as quasi-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005030696
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The Wage Effects of Schooling under Socialism and in Transition: Evidence from Romania, 1950-2000
Andren, Daniela; Earle, John S.; Sapatoru, Dana - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2004
We estimate the impact of schooling on monthly earnings from 1950 to 2000 in Romania. Nearly constant at about 3-4 percent during the socialist period, the coefficient on schooling in a conventional earnings regression rises steadily during the 1990s, reaching 8.5 percent by 2000. Our analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005116762
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Improving the Implementation and Effectiveness of Out-of-School-Time Tutoring
Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Burch, Patricia; Good, Annalee; … - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010778595
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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
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010778597
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The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants
Earle, John S.; Brown, J. David - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2002
Gross job and worker flows in Russian industry are studied using panel data from a recent survey of 530 firms selected through national probability sampling. The data permit an examination of several important measurement issues-including the timing and definition of employment, the roles of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005141959
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Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth in the Ukrainian Transition
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2004
We analyze the pace and patterns of job reallocation in Ukraine using 1992-2000 panel data on nearly the surviving universe of manufacturing firms inherited from the Soviet Union. Employment growth displays substantial increase in heterogeneity during this transition period, with a corresponding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005102000