This paper investigates the impact of ‘outsourcing ’ on the relative wages and employment of the low-skilled in the UK. In contrast to previous studies which proxy outsourcing by imports from all countries, we examine whether the source of imports is important. We disaggregate UK imports according

Self-employment has grown significantly in California over the last three decades, giving rise to a general perception that self-employment and microenterprises are financially rewarding—and that they can be engines of economic growth. Low-skilled workers have been a significant part

Across all industries, the complexity of jobs is increasing. This trend is driven by innovations in information technology (IT) and information and communication technologies (ICT). Especially in firms that make large investments in research and

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for Low-Skilled Workers The Brookings InstitutionThe Hamilton Project seeks to advance America’s promise of opportunity, prosperity, and growth. The Project’s economic strategy reflects a judgment that long-term prosperity is best achieved by making economic growth broad-based, by enhancing

Recently, some prominent researchers have questioned the academic consensus, which seemed to have been established, on the at most limited impact of international trade with low-skill abundant countries, on the deteriorated relative income position of low-skilled workers in high-skill abundant

and welfare in Europe. Working papers are published either within the framework of a series of closed calls, which follow the different stages in the life-cycle of the network’s activities, or as part of an open call, which aims to privilege both research focussed on cross-national comparative analysis of the various tensions between work and welfare and research focussed on the role of the European level in addressing these tensions.

Einaudi for their assistance with data analysis, and Claire Black for her transcription of all interviews and assistance in preparing the document. The Effects of Temporary Services and Contracting Out on Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from Auto Suppliers, Hospitals, and Public Schools We examine

We estimate the minimum wage’s effects on low-skilled workers ’ employment and income trajectories. Our approach exploits two dimensions of the data we analyze. First, we compare workers in states that were bound by recent increases in the federal min-imum wage to workers in states that were not

-hire employers substantially raise earnings and employment over a seven quarter follow-up period. JEL: J24, J48, J62 Keywords: Temporary-help, welfare to work, job placement, low-skill workers, causal effects. Temporary-help firms employ a disproportionate share of low-skilled and minority U.S. workers (U