The high incidence of temporary agency employment among participants in government employment programs has catalyzed debate about whether these jobs help the poor transition into stable employment and out of poverty. We provide direct evidence on this question through analysis of a Michigan...

The Poverty of Slavery is a policy book rooted in the economic history of global chattel slavery and numerous other forms of unfree labor, including debt peonage, indentured servitude, and convict labor. It shows, using historical and contemporary examples from Africa, America, Asia, and Europe,...

The Spanish economy is growing strongly, but there is a risk that many people are being left behind. Unemployment, especially among young people and the low-skilled, remains very high. About half of all the unemployed have been unemployed for over a year and one third for more than two years. A...