PUBLICATIONS Search for: All CategoriesArticles & Op-EdsBlog: By the NumbersBooksFiguresMember StatementsNewsPapersPolicy BriefsAll TopicsClimate, Energy, and InfrastructureIncome Inequality and Labor MarketSocial Policy and EducationTax and BudgetTechnology and InnovationTrade, Immigration, and Globalization Recent Publications February 04 2019 | News Expanding Economic Opportunity for More Americans: Foreword The American economy is stronger today than it has been in many years. At the time of this writing, jobs are plentiful and the country's economic expansion is the second-longest on record. But our nation's economic performance has not been... Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Erskine Bowles February 04 2019 | Papers Policies to Reintegrate Former Inmates Into the Labor Force Incarceration rates in the United States have more than tripled in recent decades as rehabilitation has gradually taken a back seat to a policy agenda emphasizing punishment and incapacitation. This raises important questions about the effectiveness of state and federal... Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine Løken February 04 2019 | Papers What Works in Career and Technical Education (CTE)? A Review of Evidence and Suggested Policy Directions Career and technical education (CTE) is widely viewed as an important alternative to traditional four-year colleges, a means of increasing the earnings of U.S.workers, and an effective response to the changing skill requirements of U.S. employers. While abundant evidence confirms... Ann Huff Stevens February 04 2019 | Papers A Policymaker’s Guide to Labor Force Participation This chapter aims to provide policy makers with a useful framework for thinking about the question: “Why are so many people deciding that seeking work isn’t worth it?” After reviewing relevant facts and trends about labor force participation in the... Bruce Reed, Keith Hennessy February 04 2019 | Papers The Challenges of Leveraging Online Education for Economically Vulnerable Mid-Career Americans This chapter lays out some of the central questions policymakers should ask when considering plans to leverage online education for economically vulnerable mid-career Americans, as well as the state of the evidence surrounding those questions. In short, existing research provides... Joshua Goodman February 04 2019 | Papers The Higher Wages Tax Credit In this chapter, author David Neumark proposes a Higher Wages Tax Credit (HWTC) to partially offset the costs imposed by minimum wage increases on firms that employ low-skilled labor. Following a minimum wage increase, the HWTC would provide a tax... David Neumark February 04 2019 | Papers A Policy Agenda to Develop Human Capital for the Modern Economy This proposal recognizes the simultaneous need for more college educated workers and also for a higher level of labor market skill among non-college educated individuals. The authors propose to invest in the upskilling of the American workplace by better leveraging... Amy Ganz, Melissa S. Kearney, Austan Goolsbee, Glenn Hubbard February 04 2019 | Papers The Link Between Wages and Productivity Is Strong In this chapter, author Michael R. Strain first discusses the wage-setting process and the conceptual issues that are of critical importance to any empirical investigation of the link between compensation and productivity. He then highlights some recent evidence suggesting that,... Michael R. Strain February 04 2019 | Papers Introduction: The Need to Expand Economic Opportunity The pursuit of economic opportunity for all Americans is as important to the health of the country’s economy as it is to the strength of its democracy. The promise that hard work and determination will yield economic success is a... Melissa S. Kearney, Amy Ganz February 04 2019 | Papers Creating Economic Opportunity for More Americans Through Productivity Growth The U.S. economy in recent years has been characterized by slow average productivity growth and increasing productivity dispersion within industries. In this essay, author Chad Syverson discusses research into the potential causes of these patterns and outlines several policy changes... Chad Syverson « Previous 1 … 25 26 27 28 Next »