April 06, 2012
The following papers are highlights this week in labor market policy research:
Center for American Progress
Taking Action on Clean Energy and Climate Protection in 2012: A Menu of Effective and Feasible Solutions
Jason Walsh and Kate Gordon
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Low-wage Workers Are Older and Better Educated than Ever
John Schmitt and Janelle Jones
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income Families In 2011
Phil Oliff, Chris Mai, and Nicholas Johnson
Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households’ Tax Burdens: Figures May Mislead Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public
Chuck Marr and Chye-Ching Huang
The Texas Economic Model: Hard For Other States to Follow and Not All It Seems
Elizabeth McNichol and Nicholas Johnson
Demos
The Great Cost Shift: How Higher Education Cuts Undermine the Future Middle Class
John Quinterno
Economic Policy Institute
National Employment Law Project & Center for Law and Social Policy
A Breakthrough for Work Sharing: A Summary of the Layoff Prevention Act of 2012
Neil Ridley and George Wentworth