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Making Jobs Good

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  • John Schmitt
  • Janelle Jones

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Although economists typically look for a silver bullet to solve a problem, the authors find that creating good jobs will require a full-court press. Raising educational attainment is by no means enough. Other policies are also needed.

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  • John Schmitt & Janelle Jones, 2013. "Making Jobs Good," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(4), pages 6-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:56:y:2013:i:4:p:6-21
    DOI: 10.2753/0577-5132560401
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    1. John Schmitt, 2008. "The Decline of Good Jobs:," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(1), pages 5-25.
    2. John Schmitt, 2009. "Inequality as Policy: The United States Since 1979," CEPR Reports and Issue Briefs 2009-40, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
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    5. John Schmitt & Janelle Jones, 2012. "Bad Jobs on the Rise," CEPR Reports and Issue Briefs 2012-23, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
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    7. John Schmitt & Janelle Jones, 2012. "Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone?," CEPR Reports and Issue Briefs 2012-20, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
    8. John Schmitt, 2010. "The Unions of the States," CEPR Reports and Issue Briefs 2010-03, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
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    1. John Schmitt & Janelle Jones, 2013. "Has Education Paid Off for Black Workers?," CEPR Reports and Issue Briefs 2013-11, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).

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    JEL classification:

    • J - Labor and Demographic Economics
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
    • J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
    • J5 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining
    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • I - Health, Education, and Welfare
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality

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