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Direct linkBartik, Timothy J. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2011
Early childhood programs, if designed correctly, pay big economic dividends down the road because they increase the skills of their participants. And since many of those participants will remain in the same state or local area as adults, the local economy benefits: more persons with better skills attract business, which provides more and better…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Cost Effectiveness
Borjas, George J. – 1999
This book discusses the economics of immigration, analyzing immigrants' skills, national origins, welfare use, economic mobility, and impact on the labor market and using new data to trace current trends in ethnic segregation. Twelve chapters examine (1) "Reframing the Immigration Debate"; (2) "The Skills of Immigrants"; (3)…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Economics, Ghettos, Human Capital
Briggs, Vernon M., Jr. – 1974
In 1970, the gross national product for the United States was over $974 billion; for Mexico, it was $33 billion. The U.S. per capita national income was approximately $4,300, while Mexico's was slightly above $500. Living as neighbors with the reality of these vast differences has led to the implementation of various policy measures by both…
Descriptors: Braceros, Economic Factors, Foreign Policy, Foreign Workers
Slayton, Phillip, Ed.; Trebilcock, Michael J., Ed. – 1978
The professions in American society are examined in this collection of 24 papers given at a conference sponsored by the Law and Economics program of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law. An attempt is made to define and focus on the issues that fail to be considered in any re-evaluation of public policies towards the professions. The essays…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Competence, Competition, Education Work Relationship
Hoffman, Saul D.; Seidman, Laurence S. – 2003
The impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on working families was analyzed. The analysis established that the EITC is, on balance, a highly effective program that meets its primary objectives well. The following benefits of the EITC were identified: (1) it reduced the poverty rate in 1999 by an estimated 1.5 percentage points; (2) it is…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Eligibility
Shackleton, J. R.; And Others – 1995
This book, which is designed for undergraduate-level students in economics and industrial relations, attempts to synthesize the literature in the field of training for employment in Western Europe and the United States. In part 1, the principles of human capital theory are used to explain many labor market phenomena in terms of rational choices…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education, Cost Effectiveness
