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9780871540973

Jobs for the Poor

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  • ISBN13:

    9780871540973

  • ISBN10:

    0871540975

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-05-01
  • Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
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Author Biography

Timothy J. Bartik is senior economist at the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
About the Author ix
The Case for Labor Demand Policies
1(18)
Labor Supply and Demand Policies: Descriptions, Classifications, Cross-National Comparisons, and History
19(14)
The Low-Wage Labor Market
33(36)
The Labor Market Effects of Labor Supply Programs
69(43)
The Effects of Increased Labor Demand
112(37)
Are Labor Demand Policies Inflationary?
149(13)
Publicly Funded Jobs for the Poor
162(42)
Wage Subsidy Programs
204(45)
Other Labor Demand Policies That May Affect the Poor
249(37)
A Suggested Package of Labor Demand Policies
286(17)
Appendices 303(104)
Notes 407(30)
References 437(28)
Index 465

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