Fact Sheet The California Economy: Unemployment Update By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia Apr 5, 2017
Report Employment Patterns for CalFresh Adults By Tess Thorman, Caroline Danielson Jul 13, 2022 CalFresh provides food assistance to about 4.5 million low-income Californians. While many adults who access CalFresh are working, their jobs may be temporary or unstable. Understanding changes in employment before, during, and after adults enroll in CalFresh can help policymakers and administrators better align the program with workers’ needs.
Occasional Paper, Report Statement on State Foreign Offices By Howard J. Shatz Jul 2, 2003 Prepared for an Informational Hearing before the California Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce, and International Trade, Sacramento, California, July 2, 2003.
Report The Distribution of Income in California By Deborah Reed, Melissa Glenn Haber, Laura Mameesh Jul 1, 1996 Income inequality—a measure of how equally the income pie is divided among all members of society—has increased dramatically in the United States over the past three decades. To determine whether California trends have mirrored those of the nation, the authors analyze annual changes in income distribution from the late 1960s through 1994. Using five measures of inequality, 26 definitions of income, and two data series, they compare income levels and trends in California with those of the nation. Their analyses provide the most comprehensive picture ever assembled on income inequality in California.
Occasional Paper, Report Welfare and Poverty Trends in California Apr 12, 2002 Prepared for a briefing on welfare reauthorization on Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., April 12, 2002.
California Economic Policy, Report Trade with Mexico and California Jobs By Howard J. Shatz Jan 12, 2006 The increasing globalization of the U.S. economy has sparked a persistent debate over the effects of trade on labor markets, and this debate has been most heated when it involves trade between the United States and low-wage countries. This edition of California Economic Policy analyzes the effect of trade with Mexico on job loss in California. The author finds that in some sectors of the economy --- particularly manufacturing --- trade with Mexico has had a small but visible effect, but not the large-scale level of job destruction some had feared.
Report The Dynamics of California’s Biotechnology Industry By Nikesh Patel, Junfu Zhang Apr 27, 2005 California is the birthplace of the U.S. biotechnology industry and home to a large share of the industry. The state accounts for 47 percent of national R&D spending on biotechnology and generates 53 percent of the nation’s biotech revenues. In this volume, the authors provide a detailed examination of the biotech industry in California. They look in particular at the relationship between venture capital and the formation of new firms, the entrepreneurs who start these firms, and the extent to which biotech firms are leaving California. Although more biotech establishments have moved out of California than have moved into the state, the authors point out that California’s strength in research, as well as its large share of the U.S. biotech industry, will continue to make it one of the most attractive places to form biotech companies. The state’s strong research capacity, long tradition of venture capital investment, and high quality labor pool already provide the necessary ingredients for a highly successful biotech economy.
California Counts, Report Women, Work, and Family in California By Deborah Reed Nov 23, 2004 Explores trends in the work participation, earnings, and occupations of California women. Finds that while less than half of California's working-age women were in the labor market in the late 1960s, over 70 percent are working today. Their annual incomes are about 75 percent higher than in the late 1960s because they are working more hours, earning more per hour, and entering higher-paying occupations. The salaries of married women have been the main source of growth in family income over the past 20 years.
