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Search Method Use by Unemployed Youth
- H. Holzer
- EconomicsJournal of Labor Economics
- 1 March 1986
This article presents a search model which shows that search method choices should be related to their costs and expected productivities as well as to nonwage income and wage offer distributions. The…
Demand Shifts, Population Adjustments, and Labor Market Outcomes during the 1980s
In this article we explore the effects of labor demand shifts and population adjustments across metropolitan areas on the employment and earnings of various demographic groups during the 1980s. We…
Assessing Affirmative Action
- H. Holzer, D. Neumark
- Economics
- 1 August 1999
Although the debate over Affirmative Action is both high-profile and high-intensity, neither side's position is based on a well-established set of research findings. Economics provides an extensive,…
The Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis: What Has the Evidence Shown?
- H. Holzer
- Economics
- 1 February 1991
This paper reviews 20 years' worth of empirical evidence on the 'spatial mismatch' hypothesis. After briefly surveying the relevant models from urban and labour economics and recent trends in…
Employment Barriers Facing Ex-Offenders
- H. Holzer
- Law
- 19 May 2003
The Reentry Roundtable entitled, The Employment Dimensions of Prisoner Reentry: Understanding the Nexus between Prisoner Reentry and Work, was held on May 19-20, 2003 in New York City. The Roundtable…
Perceived Criminality, Criminal Background Checks, and the Racial Hiring Practices of Employers*
- H. Holzer, S. Raphael, M. Stoll
- EconomicsThe Journal of Law and Economics
- 1 October 2006
In this paper, we analyze the effect of employer‐initiated criminal background checks on the likelihood that employers hire African Americans. We find that employers who check criminal backgrounds…
Hiring Procedures in the Firm: Their Economic Determinants and Outcomes
- H. Holzer
- Economics
- 1 March 1987
This paper presents an economic analysis of recruitment and screening procedures chosen by firms as they hire new workers. After reviewing the relevant literature within the labor economics and human…
Informal Job Search and Black Youth Unemployment
- H. Holzer
- Economics
- 1 March 1986
In this paper I analyze how young black and white unemployed jobseekers use various methods of search, and the employment outcomes which result from their use.The focus is on distinguishing informal…
Does Federally-Funded Job Training Work? Nonexperimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and Firms
- Fredrik W. Andersson, H. Holzer, J. Lane, David J. Rosenblum, Jeffrey A. Smith
- EconomicsSSRN Electronic Journal
- 1 September 2013
We study the job training provided under the US Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to adults and dislocated workers in two states. Our substantive contributions center on impacts estimated…
Are Training Subsidies for Firms Effective? The Michigan Experience
- H. Holzer, R. Block, M. Cheatham, J. Knott
- Economics
- 1 July 1993
This paper explores the effects of a state-financed training grant program for manufacturing firms in Michigan. Using a three-year panel of data from a unique survey of firms that applied for these…
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