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Should the earned income tax credit rise for childless adults? : the earned income tax credit raises income and work incentives among low-income parents but little goes to adults w...

Holzer, Harry J. - 2015

wages and employment rates have been declining for years and who might benefit substantially from expanded eligibility for …

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Improving employment and earnings in 21st century labor markets : an introduction

Groshen, Erica L.; Holzer, Harry J. - 2019

What are the prospects for improving the lot of US workers in the 21st century? This introduction to the topic examines the most important US labor market trends of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, considers their causes and likely future trends; and then explores policies that might...

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Collateral Costs: The Effects of Incarceration on the Employment and Earnings of Young Workers

Holzer, Harry J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

In this paper I review the empirical evidence on the effects of incarceration on the subsequent employment and earnings … micro employment data for young black men. The strengths and weaknesses of each type of analysis are discussed as well. The … employment and earnings for those with criminal records. …

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Raising Job Quality and Worker Skills in the US: Creating More Effective Education and Workforce Development Systems in States

Holzer, Harry J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

To improve the employment rates and earnings of Americans workers, we need to create more coherent and effective …

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Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the United States: Reflections on Future Directions for Reform

Holzer, Harry J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper reviews the evidence on the effects of less-skilled immigration to the U.S., and their implications for immigration reform. It begins with a review of the costs of less-skilled immigration, in terms of competition to native-born American workers; and the benefits of such immigration...

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Connecting the Disconnected: Improving Education and Employment Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Youth

Edelman, Peter B.; Holzer, Harry J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

In this paper we will briefly review recent trends in employment outcomes for disadvantaged youth, focusing … education and employment outcomes, both among in-school youth who are at risk of dropping out and becoming disconnected as well … Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); and 3) Specific policies to reduce barriers to employment faced by ex-offenders and non …

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Temporary help agencies and the advancement prospects of low earners

Andersson, Fredrik; Holzer, Harry J.; Lane, Julia - 2007

low earners, and to estimate the impact of temp employment on subsequent employment outcomes for these workers. Our … period during which the temp employment occurred. …

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Collateral costs: the effects of incarceration on the employment and earnings of young workers

Holzer, Harry J. - 2007

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Should the earned income tax credit rise for childless adults?

Holzer, Harry J. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

wages and employment rates have been declining for years and who might benefit substantially from expanded eligibility for …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011405013

Raising Job Quality and Worker Skills in the US: Creating More Effective Education and Workforce Development Systems in States

Holzer, Harry J. - 2012

To improve the employment rates and earnings of Americans workers, we need to create more coherent and effective …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331396