George A. Erickcek

TL;DR: This paper used case study evidence from hospitals and auto parts manufacturers to investigate why employers used and even increased their use of temporary help agencies during a period of tight labor markets in the 1990s.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify characteristics associated with smaller metro areas that performed better than expected (winners) and worse than expected(losers) during the 1990s and look for evidence that public policy choices may have enhanced a metro area' ability to succeed by examining whether winners and losers are qualitatively different in ways that may indicate consequences of policy choices.

TL;DR: The Fund for Our Economic Future (The Fund) is a multi-year collaborative effort "to encourage and advance a common and highly focused regional economic development agenda that can lead to a long-term economic transformation of the Northeast Ohio (NEO) economy".

TL;DR: Giguere et al. as discussed by the authors describe the role of local partnerships in the delivery of workforce and economic development services in the United States and draw lessons learned from a study tour that the Upjohn Institute conducted in conjunction with the Local Employment and Economic Development Committee of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use case study evidence from hospitals and auto parts manufacturers to investigate why employers used -and even increased their use of -temporary help agencies during a period of tight labor markets in the 1990s.