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		Who Really Made Your Car? Restructuring and Geographic Change in the Auto Industry, Thomas Klier and James Rubenstein If any of the Detroit Three automakers succumb to the current economic crisis, what might happen to America's largest manufacturing industry, auto parts manufacturing? This book details the breadth of the parts manufacturing industry, the size of its workforce, and how the automakers increasingly rely on it for the design and content of the cars we buy. “A magisterial, encyclopedic review of who really makes the 15,000 parts and components in your motor vehicle." –Sean P. McAlinden, Vice President Research & Chief Economist, Center for Automotive Research Read more. \| Read the first chapter.
		A Future of Good Jobs? America's Challenge in the Global Economy, Timothy J. Bartik and Susan N. Houseman, Editors "Any reader who wants to know more about work, jobs, and the economy will find this book useful reading." - Rebecca Blank, University of Michigan Now available! Download and read the chapters of this book for free. Also available: Job Training Policy in the United States Labor Exchange Policy in the United States Targeting Employment Services
	Washington Pension System Review A new Upjohn Institute Technical Report Peter Barth, Heather Grob, Henry Harder, Allan Hunt, Michael Silverstein The purpose of this study is to analyze the incidence of Total Permanent Disability (TPD) pensions in Washington State’s workers’ compensation program. There appears to have been a sharp upturn in the number of pensions awarded since late in the 1990s and this report examines the factors that may be causally related to any upsurge in such awards. Executive Summary \| Full report
	Institute economist proposes a permanent version of the New Jobs Tax Credit Timothy J. Bartik calls for the federal government to implement a revised New Jobs Tax Credit. Such a credit would provide tax credits as large as $7,000 to businesses for each additional worker added to payrolls. Although some of these tax credits would go to businesses that would have expanded anyway, research suggests that such tax credits would be an effective incentive for some businesses to expand their hiring. Bartik estimates that this type of stimulus could increase U.S. payrolls by 1.3 million workers per year. Read more.
	Recent Upjohn Institute Working Papers The Revitalization of Older Industrial Cities: A Review Essay of Retooling for Growth, Timothy J. Bartik Helping Hand or Grabbing Hand? State Bureaucracy and Privatization Effectiveness, J. David Brown, John S. Earle, and Scott Gehlbach Understanding the Contributions of Reallocation to Productivity Growth: Lessons from a Comparative Firm-Level Analysis, J. David Brown and John S. Earle See a list of all Working Papers.
	Some Effects of Higher K-12 School Quality on the Michigan Economy A summary of testimony before the Michigan House Education Committee, Nov. 13, 2008, by Timothy J. Bartik.

		Income Volatility and Food Assistance in the United States Dean Jolliffe and James P. Ziliak, Editors This new book provides a much-needed look at recent trends in income volatility and its effects on the design of and participation in the nation's food assistance programs. Read more. \| Read the first chapter.
	September 2008 issue of Business Outlook for West Michigan This issue's Viewpoint is titled "Back to School."
	Upjohn Institute Dissertation Award The winner of the 2008 Upjohn Institute Dissertation Award is David Albouy (University of California, Berkeley). Two honorable mentions were also chosen. They are Ron Laschever (Northwestern University) and Jesús Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Columbia University. Visit here for more information.
	The Kalamazoo Promise Kalamazoo, Michigan is currently home to an unprecedented experiment in economic development. Announced in November 2005, the Kalamazoo Promise guarantees full college scholarships to potentially every graduate of the Kalamazoo Public School district. The Upjohn Institute is actively involved in research, evaluation, and community mobilization efforts surrounding the Kalamazoo Promise. Learn more.
		West Michigan Data Center/Business Outlook The source for up-to-date data on current economic conditions in West Michigan. Updated monthly! *Business Outlook for West Michigan* is also available on-line. 2000 Census data for West Michigan
	Employment Research Data Center With the cooperation and assistance of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Upjohn Institute has begun serving as the repository of many research and evaluation projects conducted by the DOL. Data from these projects and final reports are offered on CD-ROM. Abstracts, executive summaries, and listings of the contents of the data CDs are available on-line as html or pdf files. Additional data sets are made available periodically.
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