This economist argues that there are not nearly enough jobs in the United States to employ the poor. In fact, he believes the country is 5 to 9 million jobs short. He proposes government programs to subsidize such jobs and points out that such programs, contrary to conventional wisdom, have...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 09-08 Change 1 on June 5, 2009. This guidance letter revises the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) performance measures for federal workforce development...

This article simulates job and fiscal impacts of the Michigan Economic Growth Authority’s tax credit program for job creation, commonly called “MEGA.†Under plausible assumptions about how such credits affect business location decisions, the net costs per job created of the MEGA...

This article makes the case for more rigorous evaluations of state and local economic development programs, and provides some suggestions on how more rigorous evaluations may be accomplished.