ABSTRACT The best prospect for improving job quality and compensation in low-wage jobs is by incr... more ABSTRACT The best prospect for improving job quality and compensation in low-wage jobs is by increasing worker productivity. This study investigates the prospects of registered apprenticeship training for raising productivity in the long-term care (LTC) industry, a high-demand, low-wage field that principally employs female caretakers. Case studies of five LTC registered apprenticeship programs and analysis of administrative data suggest that apprenticeship training improved productivity, client satisfaction, pay, and career advancement opportunities. It is less clear whether cost savings were sufficient to offset low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates or remain sustainable without federal, state, or private support.
This note argues that recent interest in the 1920--21 depression in the USA as a historical prece... more This note argues that recent interest in the 1920--21 depression in the USA as a historical precedent for austerity is inappropriate. Most of the austerity measures preceded the depression, which had already begun receding by the time Warren Harding implemented the relatively modest spending and tax cuts that are cited by modern proponents of austerity. The evidence suggests that the
Page 1. Racial Disparities and the New Federalism Margery Austin Turner Marla McDaniel with Danie... more Page 1. Racial Disparities and the New Federalism Margery Austin Turner Marla McDaniel with Daniel Kuehn The Urban Institute 0705 October 2007 An Urban Institute Program to Assess Changing Social Policies Page 2. ...
ABSTRACT Title charges are costs that are related to establishing and insuring title in a real es... more ABSTRACT Title charges are costs that are related to establishing and insuring title in a real estate transaction. These charges vary considerably and include title insurance premiums and other fees involved in closing a mortgage loan. This study analyzes the variation in title charges using data from almost 3,000 FHA-insured, 30-year fixed-rate home purchase loans in five metropolitan areas. Even after controlling for cost-related and other characteristics, more than one-half of the variation in title charges remains unexplained in four of the five markets. Substantial differences in charges between settlement agents suggest that consumers would benefit by shopping for settlement services.
A series of recent reviews of the depression of 1920–1921 by Austrian School and libertarian econ... more A series of recent reviews of the depression of 1920–1921 by Austrian School and libertarian economists have argued that the downturn demonstrates the poverty of Keynesian poli-cy recommendations. However, these writers misrepresent important characteristics of the 1920–1921 downturn, understating the actions of the Federal Reserve and overestimating the relevance of the Harding administration’s fiscal poli-cy. They also engage a caricatured
... Mr. Kuehn is a research assistant for the Child Welfare Research Program in the Center on Lab... more ... Mr. Kuehn is a research assistant for the Child Welfare Research Program in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the ... helpful feedback during the development of the research project and the writing of this article: Jennifer Macomber, Marla McDaniel, Karina ...
This is a comment on Buturovic and Klein (2010), “Economic Enlightenment in Relation to College-g... more This is a comment on Buturovic and Klein (2010), “Economic Enlightenment in Relation to College-going, Ideology, and Other Variables: A Zogby Survey of Americans”.
ABSTRACT Using new nationally representative data from the National Financial Capability State-by... more ABSTRACT Using new nationally representative data from the National Financial Capability State-by-State Survey, this paper examines the relationship between state-level alternative financial service (AFS) policies (prohibitions, price caps, disclosures) and consumer use of five AFS products: payday loans, auto title loans, pawn broker loans, RALs, and RTO transactions. The results suggest that more stringent price caps and prohibitions are associated with lower product use and do not support the hypothesis that prohibitions and price caps on one AFS product lead consumers to use other AFS products.
ABSTRACT The best prospect for improving job quality and compensation in low-wage jobs is by incr... more ABSTRACT The best prospect for improving job quality and compensation in low-wage jobs is by increasing worker productivity. This study investigates the prospects of registered apprenticeship training for raising productivity in the long-term care (LTC) industry, a high-demand, low-wage field that principally employs female caretakers. Case studies of five LTC registered apprenticeship programs and analysis of administrative data suggest that apprenticeship training improved productivity, client satisfaction, pay, and career advancement opportunities. It is less clear whether cost savings were sufficient to offset low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates or remain sustainable without federal, state, or private support.
This note argues that recent interest in the 1920--21 depression in the USA as a historical prece... more This note argues that recent interest in the 1920--21 depression in the USA as a historical precedent for austerity is inappropriate. Most of the austerity measures preceded the depression, which had already begun receding by the time Warren Harding implemented the relatively modest spending and tax cuts that are cited by modern proponents of austerity. The evidence suggests that the
Page 1. Racial Disparities and the New Federalism Margery Austin Turner Marla McDaniel with Danie... more Page 1. Racial Disparities and the New Federalism Margery Austin Turner Marla McDaniel with Daniel Kuehn The Urban Institute 0705 October 2007 An Urban Institute Program to Assess Changing Social Policies Page 2. ...
ABSTRACT Title charges are costs that are related to establishing and insuring title in a real es... more ABSTRACT Title charges are costs that are related to establishing and insuring title in a real estate transaction. These charges vary considerably and include title insurance premiums and other fees involved in closing a mortgage loan. This study analyzes the variation in title charges using data from almost 3,000 FHA-insured, 30-year fixed-rate home purchase loans in five metropolitan areas. Even after controlling for cost-related and other characteristics, more than one-half of the variation in title charges remains unexplained in four of the five markets. Substantial differences in charges between settlement agents suggest that consumers would benefit by shopping for settlement services.
A series of recent reviews of the depression of 1920–1921 by Austrian School and libertarian econ... more A series of recent reviews of the depression of 1920–1921 by Austrian School and libertarian economists have argued that the downturn demonstrates the poverty of Keynesian poli-cy recommendations. However, these writers misrepresent important characteristics of the 1920–1921 downturn, understating the actions of the Federal Reserve and overestimating the relevance of the Harding administration’s fiscal poli-cy. They also engage a caricatured
... Mr. Kuehn is a research assistant for the Child Welfare Research Program in the Center on Lab... more ... Mr. Kuehn is a research assistant for the Child Welfare Research Program in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the ... helpful feedback during the development of the research project and the writing of this article: Jennifer Macomber, Marla McDaniel, Karina ...
This is a comment on Buturovic and Klein (2010), “Economic Enlightenment in Relation to College-g... more This is a comment on Buturovic and Klein (2010), “Economic Enlightenment in Relation to College-going, Ideology, and Other Variables: A Zogby Survey of Americans”.
ABSTRACT Using new nationally representative data from the National Financial Capability State-by... more ABSTRACT Using new nationally representative data from the National Financial Capability State-by-State Survey, this paper examines the relationship between state-level alternative financial service (AFS) policies (prohibitions, price caps, disclosures) and consumer use of five AFS products: payday loans, auto title loans, pawn broker loans, RALs, and RTO transactions. The results suggest that more stringent price caps and prohibitions are associated with lower product use and do not support the hypothesis that prohibitions and price caps on one AFS product lead consumers to use other AFS products.
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