Workforce Development
Minimum Wage Effects on Rural Labor Markets
Paper looks at the response of firms to changes in the minimum wage.
Greater Expectations: The South’s Workforce is The South’s Future
Paper states Southern workforce should direct policy focus on skill training to keep up with changing economic tides and industries.
Business Finance as a Tool for Development (final book)
This file, titled "BUSINESS FINANCE AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT," is a 1992 publication by The Aspen Institute's State Policy Program. Authored by Deborah Markley with Katharine McKee, it examines the evolution and best practices of state development finance programs. The document highlights the shift in state economic development strategies from "smokestack-chasing" (subsidized relocation) in the 1960s-70s to fostering homegrown businesses in the 1980s.
Significant Others: Exploring the Potential of Manufacturing Networks
Report examines the possibilities and pitfalls of efforts to build flexible manufacturing networks.
Demographic Aspects of the Changing Rural Labor Force
This report, "Demographic Aspects of the Changing Rural Labor Force" by Daniel T. Lichter (1991), provides an overview of the challenges facing the rural labor force in America, particularly in the 1980s, and proposes a research agenda for the 1990s. The introduction highlights the shift from optimism in the 1970s to a "new economic reality" in the 1980s for rural America, marked by recession, the "farm crisis," increased global competition, and a return to rural outmigration and slow employment growth.
The Slowdown in Nonmetropolitan Development: The Impact of Economic Forces and the Affect on the Distribution of Wages
This report, “The Slowdown in Nonmetropolitan Development: The Impact of Economic Forces and the Affect on the Distribution of Wages”...
The Myth of The Coming Labor Shortage in Rural Areas
This Economic Policy Institute briefing paper, "The Myth of the Coming Labor Shortage in Rural Areas," by Ruy A. Teixeira and Lawrence Mishel (March 1992), challenges the conventional wisdom that a "skills mismatch" and a "service economy" will lead to a surge in demand for highly skilled workers, particularly in rural areas.
The Budgetary Implications of Reducing U.S. Income Inequality Through Transfer Programs
Report uses data from the Census Bureau regarding list and asset information at the household level to provide perspective on relative costs of reducing income inequality by increasing program benefits.
Changing Rural Labor Force Demographics
This report highlights and synthesizes knowledge of labor force and employment trends
Spatial Inequality: Regulatory Policy & Capacity
Paper argues that while increasing spatial inequality can be explained with reference to the internationalization of the U.S. economy and firm competitiveness, changing market conditions are not the only factors re-shaping the space economy.
The Slowdown in Nonmetropolitan Development: The Impact of Economic Forces and the Affect on the Distribution of Wages
Paper explores the divergence in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan development over the past decade by addressing three questions.
Declining Wages of Young Workers in Rural America
This study, titled "Declining Wages of Young Workers in Rural America," by William O'Hare and Anne Pauti (May 1990), analyzes the economic well-being of young workers (16-34 years old) in rural America between 1979 and 1987, comparing them to their urban counterparts.