Generating jobs : how to increase demand for less-skilled workers / [edited by] Richard B. Freeman, Peter Gottschalk.

Other author Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
Other author Gottschalk, Peter, 1942-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©1998.
Descriptionvii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Wage subsidies for the disadvantaged / Lawrence F. Katz -- The spatial dimension: should worker assistance be given to poor people or poor places? / Edward M. Gramlich and Colleen M. Heflin -- The impact of changes in public employment on low-wage labor markets / Peter Gottschalk -- Profit-sharing and the demand for low-skill workers / Douglas L. Kruse -- The effects of employer mandates / Susan N. Houseman -- Work-sharing to full employment: serious option or populist fallacy? / Richard B. Freeman -- Employer hiring decisions and antidiscrimination policy / Harry J. Holzer -- Contingent work in a changing labor market / Rebecca M. Blank -- The collapse in demand for the unskilled: what can be done? / Stephen Nickell.
Local noteLittle-308356--305131013103L
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97037083
ISBN0871543605 (alk. paper)