Strategies for improving economic mobility of workers : bridging research and practice / Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Bruce D. Meyer, editors. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Toussaint-Comeau, Maude.

Meyer, Bruce D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migration, Internal--United States.

Migration, Internal.

Occupational retraining--United States.

Occupational retraining.

Housing subsidies--United States.

Housing subsidies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 227 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2009.

Contents:

Introduction / Maude Toussaint-Comeau and Bruce Meyer

Bringing together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to discuss strategies for improving economic mobility / Maude Toussaint-Comeau

Past trends and projections in wages, work, and occupations in the United States / David Autor

The earned income tax credit, welfare reform, and the employment of low-skilled single mothers / Hilary Hoynes

Reflections on economic mobility and policy / Bruce D. Meyer

Helping low-wage workers persist in education programs : lessons from research on welfare training programs and two promising community college strategies / Lashawn Richburg-Hayes

Financial aid and older workers : supporting the nontraditional student / Bridget Terry Long

Can residential mobility programs improve human capital? Comparing social mechanisms in two different programs / James Rosenbaum

What might improve the employment and advancement prospects of the poor? / Harry J. Holzer

What we know about the impacts of workforce investment programs / Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. Smith

Correctional programs in the age of mass incarceration : what do we know about "what works" / John H. Tyler and Jillian Berk

Comparing apples to oranges when evaluating community-based programs and services / Robert LaLonde.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4416-3199-2