Economics & Workforce Development

Books | Articles | Essays

Thinking for a Living: Education and the Wealth of Nations

By Ray Marshall and Marc Tucker

Marshall, Ray and Tucker, Marc, Thinking for a Living: Education and the Wealth of Nations. (1993). Perseus Books Group.

After America's Midlife Crisis

By Michael Gecan

Gecan, Michael (2009). After America's Midlife Crisis. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press

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Improving the Odds: Increasing Opportunities in Austin: Report to the Mayor and Council

By Ray Marshall

Marshall, Ray (2001). Improving the Odds: Increasing Opportunities in Austin - Report to the Mayor and Council. Austin Equity Commission. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/c114d8e3-4fa8-453d-98af-637ee38996d9/content

Evaluation Research

Fourteen Year Gains: Project QUEST's Remarkable Impact

By Economic Mobility Corporation

"Roder, Anne, & Elliot, Mark (2024). Fourteen Year Gains: Project QUEST's Remarkable Impact. Economic Mobility Corporation. https://economicmobilitycorp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Project-Quest-14-Year-Gains.pdf"

Case Studies

Project QUEST: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development Approach

By Aspen Institute

Aspen Institute (2001). Project QUEST: A Case Study of a Sectoral Employment Development approach.

Books | Articles | Essays

The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy

By William Greider

Greider, William (2003) The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy. Simon & Schuster

Books | Articles | Essays

Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century

By Richard Barry Freeman, Joni Hersch and Lawrence R. Mishel

Freeman, Richard, Hersch, Joni, and Mishel, Lawrence (2005). Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.

Books | Articles | Essays

Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone

By Paul Osterman & Beth Shulman

Osterman, Paul & Shulman, Beth (2011). Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone

Books | Articles | Essays

Who Can Fix the “Middle-Skills” Gap?

By Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review (2012). Who Can Fix the “Middle-Skills” Gap?

Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics in America

By Paul Osterman

Osterman, Paul (2002). Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics in America. Boston MA, Beacon Press.