Occasional Paper, Report Rethinking California’s Policy Options in a Global Economy By Howard J. Shatz Feb 14, 2002 Comments for the Roundtable on the Role of California in International Trade with Specific Emphasis on the California International Trade and Investment Act of 2002, Senate Office of Research, Sacramento, California, February 14, 2002.
Report Supporting Student Parents in Community College CalWORKs Programs By Shannon McConville, Sarah Bohn, Bonnie Brooks Oct 14, 2020 All community colleges run support programs for students who receive CalWORKs, the state’s cash assistance program for poor families with children. Students do better when enrolled in these support programs, but completion rates are low. How can colleges help more CalWORKs students succeed?
Occasional Paper, Report Airports and International Trade in the Bay Area By Howard J. Shatz Oct 22, 2001 Presentation to a forum on "Regional Airports and the Global Economy," jointly sponsored by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association and the World Affairs Council of Northern California, October 22, 2001.
Occasional Paper, Report Small Business and the Globalization of California’s Economy By Howard J. Shatz Sep 5, 2003 Testimony prepared for the field hearing of the Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports of the Committee on Small Business of the United States House of Representatives, September 2003.
California Economic Policy, Report The Workers’ Compensation Crisis in California: A Primer By David Neumark Jan 13, 2005 This issue of California Economic Policy examines why California’s workers’ compensation costs have soared over the past four years, far exceeding premium increases in the rest of the country. It finds that the two most important contributors to the cost run-ups are rising medical costs and increasing numbers of major permanent partial disability cases. Recent legislative reforms may help resolve the situation, but more research and evaluation is needed.
Report Income Inequality and the Safety Net in California By Caroline Danielson, Sarah Bohn May 19, 2016 Income inequality has been growing for decades, in California and the nation as a whole. In recent years, inequality—and the role of policy in addressing it—has become a major focus of public debate. This report documents the polarization of incomes across the state and shows how social safety net programs mitigate inequality.
Report Higher Education as a Driver of Economic Mobility By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Sarah Bohn Dec 10, 2018 Higher education is key in helping Californians move up the income ladder—but equity gaps are a big challenge. Among young adults born in California, 60% of Asian Americans and 40% of whites have at least a bachelor’s degree, compared to 21% of African Americans and 18% of Latinos.
Report Lessons from the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act By Steven Raphael, Sarah Bohn, Magnus Lofstrom Mar 14, 2011 Arizona’s unauthorized immigrant population shrank after employers were required to verify workers' legal status with the federal E-Verify system. The 2007 law also pushed a substantial number of unauthorized immigrants into self-employment. The study estimates that from 2008 to 2009 Arizona’s population of unauthorized immigrants of working age fell by about 17 percent, or about 92,000 people, as a result of the Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA).This research was supported with funding from the Russell Sage Foundation.
