Recently, staff members have also played an active role in the formulation and assessment of labor market policies and programs in other countries, most notably Hungary and Poland.

• Senior staff/experts
• Published articles/chapters
• Working papers
• Testimony
• Technical reports and other related documents
• Articles appearing in the Institute's newsletter Employment Research
• Books from Upjohn Press
• Grants in progress
• Useful links
• The Kalamazoo Promise

• Kevin Hollenbeck, Assistant Executive Director
• John S. Earle, Senior Economist
• Christopher J. O'Leary, Senior Economist

• "Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities," by Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-Ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary. In Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies 7(1): 77-94, 2009.
• "Developing Graduate Economics Education from Scratch: The Case of the CEU," by John S. Earle. In Scaling Up the Success of Capacity Building in Economic Education and Research, B. Pleskovic, ed. World Bank, 2007.
• "The Wage Effects of Schooling under Socialism and in Transition: Evidence from Romania, 1950-2000," by Daniela Andren, John S. Earle, and Dana Sapatoru. Journal of Comparative Economics 33(2): 300-323, June 2005.
• "The Role of Public Policy in Skills Development of Black Workers in the 21st Century." Timothy J. Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck. In Building Skills for Black Workers: Preparing for the Future Labor Market, Cecilia Conrad, ed. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Dallas: University Press of America, pp. 127-148, 2004.
• "Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience." Christopher J. O'Leary and Robert A. Straits. In Federalism and Labour Market Policy, Alain Noël, ed., Montreal: McGill and Queen's University Press, pp. 25-82, 2004.
• "Worker Training in a Restructuring Economy: Evidence from the Russian Transition," by Mark Berger, John S. Earle, and Klara Sabirianova. In Research in Labor Economics, vol. 20, S. Polachek, ed. pp. 159-190, 2001.
• "The Net Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes in Hungary and Poland." Christopher J. O'Leary, with P. Koloddziejczyk, and G. Lazar. International Labour Review 137(3): 321-346, 1998.
• "A Net Impact Analysis of Active Labour Programmes in Hungary." Christopher J. O'Leary. Economics of Transition 5(2): 453-487, November 1997.

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• Lessons Learned from a State-Funded Workplace Literacy Program, Kevin Hollenbeck and Bridget Timmeney (WP09-146), 2009. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• What Proportion of Children Stay in the Same Location as Adults, and How Does This Vary Across Location and Groups?, Timothy J. Bartik (09-145), 2009 [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Estimating a Performance Standards Adjustment Model for Workforce Programs that Provides Timely Feedback and Uses Data from Only One State, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall Eberts, and Ken Kline (WP09-144), 2009. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Sensitivity Testing of Net Impact Estimates of Workforce Development Programs Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP08-139), 2008. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Is There a Role for Public Support of Incumbent Worker On-the-Job Training?, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP08-138), 2008. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary (WP05-111), 2000. [  Abstract   |   Full Text  ]
• Some Reflections on the Use of Administrative Data to Estimate the Net Impacts of Workforce Programs in Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP04-109), 2004. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• The Wage Effects of Schooling under Socialism and in Transition: Evidence from Romania, 1950-2000, Daniela Andren, John S. Earle, and Dana Sapatoru (WP04-108), 2004. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 33(2), 300-323, June 2005.
• Increasing the Economic Development Benefits of Higher Education in Michigan, Timothy J. Bartik (WP04-106), 2004. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Net Impact Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP03-92), 2003. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• Impact of Charter School Attendance on Student Achievement in Michigan, Randall W. Eberts and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP02-80), 2002. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• The Role of Partnerships in Economic Development and Labor Markets in the United States, Randall W. Eberts and George A. Erickcek (WP02-75), 2002. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• The Returns to Education and Basic Skills Training for Individuals with Poor Health or Disability, Kevin Hollenbeck and Jean Kimmel (WP01-72), 2001.
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• Does Charter School Attendance Improve Test Scores?: Comments and Reactions on the Arizona Achievement Study, Christopher Nelson and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP01-070), 2001. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• An Examination of Student Achievement in Michigan Charter Schools, Randall W. Eberts and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP01-068), 2001. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ]
• The Role of Public Policy in Skills Development of Black Workers in the 21st Century, Timothy J. Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00-64), 2000. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper was published in Cecilia Conrad, ed. Building Skills for Black Workers: Preparing for the Future Labor Market, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Dallas: University Press of America, pp. 127-148, 2004.
• Intergovernmental Relations in Employment Policy: The United States Experience, Christopher J. O'Leary and Robert A. Straits (WP00-60), 2000. [  Abstract   |   Full Text  ] NOTE: A revised version of this paper appears in Federalism and Labour Market Policy, Alain Noël, ed., Montreal: McGill and Queen's University Press, pp. 25-82, 2004.
• Preliminary Evidence on Impacts of Active Labor Programs in Hungary and Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP98-050), 1997. [  Abstract   |   Full Text   |   Figure 1  ] NOTE: A revised and expanded version of this paper titled "The Net Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes in Hungary and Poland" (with P. Koloddziejczyk and G. Lazar) was published in International Labour Review, 137(3): 321-346, 1998.
• Using Administrative Data to Evaluate the Ohio JOBS Student Retention Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel and Randall W. Eberts (WP00097-048),1997. [  Abstract   |   Full Text  ]
• A Framework for Assessing the Economic Benefits and Costs of Workplace Literacy Training, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00096-042), 1996.
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• An Impact Analysis of Labor Market Programs in Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary (WP00095-030), 1995.
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• The Economic Payoffs to Workplace Literacy, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00093-21), 1993.
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• Employer Training Needs in Hawaii, Stephen A. Woodbury (WP00093-015), 1993.
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• Workplace Education Programs in Small- and Medium-Sized Michigan Firms, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00092-013), 1992.
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• Postsecondary Education as Triage: Returns to Academic and Technical Programs, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00092-010), 1992.
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• Dislocated Worker Human Capital Depreciation and Recovery, Kevin Hollenbeck (WP00090-004), 1990.
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• Some Effects of Higher K-12 School Quality on the Michigan Economy, Timothy J. Bartik, 2008.
• Graduation Requirements, Skills, Postsecondary Education, and the Michigan Economy, Timothy Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck, 2006.

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• Workforce Program Performance Indicators for The Commonwealth of Virginia, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang (Technical report 008-024), 2008.
• The Economic Development Effects of Early Childhood Programs, Timothy J. Bartik, 2008.
• Net Impact and Cost-Benefit Analyses of Washington State’s Workforce Development System, a briefing prepared for the Steering Committee, WASHINGTON LEARNS, Kevin Hollenbeck, 2008.
• Process and Net Impact Evaluations of the Focus:HOPE Adult Training Programs and Student Loan Fund, Kevin Hollenbeck (Technical report 007-023), 68 pp. 2007.
• Net Impact and Benefit-Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang, (Technical report 006-020), 199 pp. 2006.
• Taking Preschool Education Seriously as an Economic Development Program, report and briefing, Timothy J. Bartik, 2006.
• Net Impact and Benefit-Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang (Technical report 003-018), 2003.
• Development of Core Indicators of the Impact of Career Preparation in the South Central Michigan Works! Region, Kevin Hollenbeck (Technical report 099-014), 1999.
• Teacher Performance Incentives, Collective Bargaining, and Student Outcomes, Randall Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck, and Joe Stone, a paper presented in December 1999 at the National Academy of Sciences conference "Devising Incentives to Promote Human Capital."
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Active Labor Programs in Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary (Technical report 908-013), 1998.
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Active Labor Programs in Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary (Technical report 098-012), 1998.
• An Evaluation of the Ohio JOBS Student Retention Program, Kevin Hollenbeck and Jean Kimmel (Technical report 096-009), 1996.
• An Evaluation of the Manufacturing Technology Partnership (MTP) Program, Kevin Hollenbeck (Technical report 096-007), 1996.
• A System for Evaluating Employment Programs in Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary (Technical report 094-005), 1994.
• A Net Impact Analysis of Adult, Job-Specific Training Programs Funded by the Ohio Department of Education, Kevin Hollenbeck and William Anderson (Technical report 093-003), 1993.

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• Lessons Learned from a Workplace Literacy Initiative, by Kevin Hollenbeck and Bridget Timmeney, 2008.
• Principles of Labor Market Information, by James Woods and Christopher O'Leary, 2007.
• Evidence about the Effectiveness of Public Training Programs for Incumbent Workers, by Kevin Hollenbeck and Sarah Klerk, 2007.
• Preschool and Economic Development, by Timothy J. Bartik, 2006.
• Reconsidering Job Training and the Workforce Investment Act, Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner, 2005.
• Project HOPE: Using Unsecured Student Loans to Self-Finance Job Training for Disadvantaged Workers, Kevin Hollenbeck and Kelly DeRango, 2005.
• The Level and Utilization of Human Capital in the United States, 1975-2000, Robert H. Haveman, Andrew Bershadker, and Jonathan A. Schwabish, 2003.
• Washington's Workforce Development System Pays Off, Kevin Hollenbeck, 2002.
• Education and the Economy, Kevin Hollenbeck, 2001
• High School Career Academies, Nan L. Maxwell and Victor Rubin, 2001.
• New Directions in Reemployment Policy, by Stephen A. Woodbury, 2000.
• School-to-Work: Promise and Effectiveness, by Kevin M. Hollenbeck,1997.
• School-to-Work Programs to Facilitate Youth Employment and Learning, by Kevin Hollenbeck, 1996.
• Performance Management of Active Labor Programs in Eastern Europe, by Christopher J. O'Leary, 1995.
• Workplace Literacy Programs: Why the Mismatch Between Availability and Need?, by Kevin Hollenbeck, 1994.

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• The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewall in Kalamazoo, Michelle Miller-Adams
• A Future of Good Jobs? America's Challenge in the Global Economy, Timothy J. Bartik and Susan N. Houseman, Editors, 2008 - read the first chapter now.
• Do Community Colleges Respond to Local Needs? Evidence from California, Duand E. Leigh and Andrew M. Gill, 2007 - read the first chapter now.
• The Working Life: The Labor Market for Workers in Low-Skilled Jobs, Nan L. Maxwell, 2006 - read the first chapter now.
• Job Training That Gets Results: Ten Principles of Effective Employment Programs, Michael Bernick, 2005 - read the first chapter now.
• Communities and Workforce Development, Edwin Meléndez, Editor, 2004 - read the first chapter now.
• Job Training Policy in the United States Christopher J. O'Leary, Robert A. Straits, and Stephen A. Wandner, Editors, 2004 - read the first chapter now.
• Training That Works: Lessons from California's Employment Training Panel Program, Richard W. Moore, Daniel R. Blake, G. Michael Phillips, and Daniel McConaughy, 2003 - read the first chapter now.
• Workplace Education for Low-Wage Workers, Amanda L. Ahlstrand, Laurie J. Bassi, and Daniel P. McMurrer, 2003 - read the first chapter now.
• Human Capital in the United States from 1975 to 2000: Patterns of Growth and Utilization, Robert H. Haveman, Andrew Bershadker, and Jonathan A. Schwabish, 2003 - read the first chapter now.
• Targeting Employment Services, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, and Stephen A. Wandner, Editors, 2002 - read the first chapter now.
• High School Career Academies: A Pathway to Educational Reform in Urban School Districts, Nan L. Maxwell and Victor Rubin, 2000 - read the first chapter now.
• Skill-Biased Technological Change: Evidence for a Firm-Level Survey, Donald S. Siegel, 1999 - read the first chapter now.
• On-the-Job Training, John M. Barron, Mark C. Berger, and Dan A. Black, 1997- read the first chapter now.
• Teacher Pay and Teacher Quality, Dale Ballou and Michael Podgursky, 1997- read the first chapter now.
• Of Heart and Mind: Social Policy Essays in Honor of Sar A. Levitan, Garth Mangum and Stephen Mangum, Editors, 1996- read the first chapter now.
• Assisting Workers Displaced by Structural Change, Duane E. Leigh, 1995.
• Human Capital and Economic Development, Sisay Asefa and Wei-Chiao Huang, Editors, 1994.
• Classrooms in the Workplace: Workplace Literacy Programs in Small- and Medium-Sized Firms, Kevin Hollenbeck, 1993 - read the first chapter now
• The Costs of Worker Dislocation, Louis Jacobson, Robert J. LaLonde, and Daniel G. Sulllivan, 1993.
• Essays on the Economics of Education, Emily P. Hoffman, Editor, 1993.
• Evaluating Social Programs at the State and Local Level: The JTPA Evaluation Design Project, Ann Bonar Blalock, Editor, 1990.
• Assisting Displaced Workers: Do the States Have a Better Idea?, Duane E. Leigh, 1990.
• Back to Work: Testing Reemployment Services for Displaced Workers, Howard S. Bloom, 1990.
• Does Training Work for Displaced Workers?: A Survey of Existing Evidence, Duane E. Leigh, 1990.
• From One Job to the Next: Worker Adjustment in a Changing Labor Market, Adam Seitchik and Jeffrey Zornitsky, 1989.
• Plant Closings and Workers Displacement: The Regional Issues, Marie Howland, 1988.
• A Second Chance Training for Jobs, Sar A. Levitan and Frank Gallo, 1988.

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• U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career & Vocational Education

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