One year's experience (through June 1972) suggests that the Emergency Employment Act is a very effective, if limited, tool in countering downturns in the economy. (MF)

In 1966, the President established the National Advisory Commission on Health Manpower to "develop appropriate recommendations for action by government or by private institutions, organizations, or individuals for improving the availability and utilization of health manpower." Recommendations include: (1) federal funds to encourage…

A STUDY WAS MADE OF RETRAINING PROGRAMS IN FOUR LABOR MARKETS IN CONNECTICUT, UNDER BOTH THE AREA REDEVELOPMENT ACT AND STATE SPONSORSHIP. THE PURPOSE WAS TO DETERMINE THE BENEFITS AND COSTS TO WORKERS, THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE ECONOMY. THE STATE HAD PIONEERED SUCH PROGRAMS SO A SAMPLE COULD BE STUDIED OF THOSE WHO HAD LONG WORK-HISTORIES AFTER…

The study reported here provides a theoretical and empirical framework for the analysis of employment tax credit policy (a government subsidy or business tax credit to firms who maintain or expand their use of labor). Various programs are examined from the standpoint of structure and implications. The programs are selective employment incentive;…