Jobs for the Poor Can Labor Demand Policies Help? / Timothy J. Bartik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartik, Timothy J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance, Domestic--United States.

Economic assistance, Domestic.

Poor--Employment--United States.

Poor.

Labor demand--United States.

Labor demand.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (486 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Even as the United States enjoys a booming economy and historically low levels of unemployment, millions of Americans remain out of work or underemployed, and joblessness continues to plague many urban communities, racial minorities, and people with little education.

Contents:

Contents ; Acknowledgments ; About the Author ; Chapter 1. The Case for Labor Demand Policies ; Chapter 2. Labor Supply and Demand Policies: Descriptions, Classifications, Cross-National Comparisons, and History ; Chapter 3. The Low-Wage Labor Market ; Chapter 4. The Labor Market Effects of Labor Supply Programs ; Chapter 5. The Effects of Increased Labor Demand ; Chapter 6. Are Labor Demand Policies Inflationary? ; Chapter 7. Publicly Funded Jobs for the Poor ; Chapter 8. Wage Subsidy Programs ; Chapter 9. Other Labor Demand Policies That May Affect the Poor

Chapter 10. A Suggested Package of Labor Demand Policies Appendices ; Notes ; References ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-464) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-61044-028-5

OCLC:

907642588