Economic Opportunity in a Volatile Economy:
Understanding the Role of Labor Market Intermediaries in Two Regions

a collaborative research project of
Working Partnerships USA , San Jose, CA and Center on Wisconsin Strategy , Madison WI

funded by the Ford, Rockefeller and Russell Sage Foundations

Project Overview


Final Report -- May 2003

Executive Summary

Powerpoint Presentation

Full Report: Economic Opportunity in a Volatile Economy: Understanding the Role of Labor Market Intermediaries in Two Regions

Research Papers -- Working Paper Versions

Moving the Demand Side: Intermediaries in a Changing Labor Market, by Annette Bernhardt, Manuel Pastor, Erin Hatton and Sarah Zimmerman, December 2000. (pdf format)

Staircases and Treadmills: The Role of Labor Market Intermediaries In Placing Workers and Fostering Upward Mobility , by Chris Benner, Bob Brownstein, Laura Dresser, and Laura Leete, December 2000. (pdf format)

Publications:
Bernhardt Annette, Pastor Manuel, Hatton Erin, Zimmerman Sarah. 2001. "Moving the Demand Side:  Intermediaries in a Changing Labor Market." in Voos, Paula, Ed.  Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association, January 5-7, 2001, New Orleans (Champaign, IL:  IRRA)

Benner Chris, Brownstein Bob, Dresser Laura, Leete Laura. 2001. "Staircases and Treadmills: The Role of Labor Market Intermediaries In Placing Workers and Fostering Upward Mobility." in Voos, Paula, Ed.  Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association, January 5-7, 2001, New Orleans (Champaign, IL:  IRRA)


Research Team Members

Chris Benner
Department of Geography
The Pennsylvania State University
Email: cbenner@psu.edu

Annette Bernhardt
Brennan Center for Justice
New York University
Email:  annette.bernhardt@nyu.edu

Bob Brownstein
Working Partnerships USA
Email: bbrownstein@atwork.org

Laura Dresser
Center on Wisconsin Strategy
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email:  ldresser@ssc.wisc.edu

Erin Hatton
Center on Wisconsin Strategy
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email: ehatton@ssc.wisc.edu

Laura Leete
Public Policy Research Center
Willamette University
Email: lleete@willamette.edu

Erik Parker
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership
Email: parkereg@milwaukee.tec.wi.us

Manuel Pastor, Jr.
Latin American & Latino Studies, Merrill College
University of California, Santa Cruz
Email:  mpastor@cats.ucsc.edu

Rachel Rosner
Latin American & Latino Studies, Merrill College
University of California, Santa Cruz
Email: rachel@zzyx.ucsc.edu

Sarah Zimmerman
Working Partnerships USA
Email: szimmerman@atwork.org