In this dissertation, I present three distinct topics on labor economics that can be read independently from one another. In the first chapter, using matched mother-child data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, I investigate the impact of mothers' involuntary job loss on children's academic achievement. In the next chapter, I examine…

The Great Recession left a crater in the labor market that has been devastating for unemployed Americans of all ages. After more than two years of unemployment at well over 8%, there is a hole of more than 11 million jobs, with average spells of unemployment lasting nearly nine months. The weak labor market has been particularly tough on young…

A Nation at Risk (NAR; National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983) had a tremendous impact on what schools do and has since spawned other reforms that attest to the report's ongoing influence. Coming in the wake of a decade of economic stagnation and import pressures from overseas producers, the authors of NAR blamed these problems on…

This study examines the relationship between gross migration flows and the availability of jobs. An apparent lack of correlation between level of economic opportunities and level of migration is attributed to the use of cross-sectional data, which is biased because people in areas with rapidly expanding job opportunities tend to be relatively more…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER WAS TO REVIEW HOW "AUTOMATION" IS DEFINED, GIVING CONSIDERATION TO CONVENTIONAL USAGE OF THE TERM AND TO THOSE CONSIDERATIONS WHICH DETERMINE THE CONVENIENCE OR SUITABILITY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES OF PARTICULAR CATEGORIES OF TECHNICAL CHANGE. AN UNDERLYING ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE ADJUSTMENT DEMANDS IMPOSED BY TECHNOLOGY…

According to international trade theory, free labor flows across national borders should benefit workers, employers, and societies. But recent evidence indicates that such migration may not provide these desired benefits. (Author/SK)

At the onset of 1980, the nation entered a recession with employment falling until the fourth quarter. Unemployment rose faster than at any time since the 1974-75 recession, peaked at midyear, and was well above prerecession levels at the end of the year. (LRA)

In an effort to more comprehensively understand economics as a foundation of human resource development (HRD), this article reviews economic theories and models pertinent to HRD research and theory building. By examining neoclassical and neoinstitutional schools of contemporary economics, especially the screening model and the internal labor…

After a brief increase, joblessness remained near five percent as energy-related layoffs were accompanied by a halt in growth of the labor force. (Author)

Analysis of employment data during the four-month energy crisis shows slowdown in employment differed markedly from other recent slowdowns. (Author)

An attempt was made in this study to clarify the concept of structural unemployment, defined as the amount of unemployment (less minimum frictional and seasonal unemployment) that remains at the level of demand which is consistent with general price stability. A principle objective of the study was to examine in some detail the changes in the…

Makes observations about progress in the field of manpower planning in highly industrialized and developed countries. Discusses the internal and external labor market, the state of the art of manpower planning at the micro level, and an economic framework. (CT)

This planning report summarizes the results of the Kansas Master Planning Commission analysis of the labor force requirements of Kansas to 1985. The study objectives were analyzed in terms of demography, geographic, and economic considerations. Accumulative and annual labor force requirements were analyzed in terms of region, occupational group,…

Suggests that in the absence of a tighter labor market, the high proportion of blacks and other minority group members or women cannot substantially improve their economic situation. The surest reinforcing agency for existing inequalities and discrimination is a continuing loose labor market. (Author/AM)

About three-quarters of current unemployment in these countries is due to deficient labor force demand. Changes in economic policy and improvement in labor mobility are necessary elements in solving the problem. (Author/SK)