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Employer Demand for Welfare Recipients and the Business Cycle: Evidence From Recent Employer Surveys

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  • Harry J. Holzer

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In this paper I present evidence on the extent to which labor market tightness, and measured by job vacancy rates and other indicators of hiring difficulty, affect the willingness of establishments to hire welfare recipients. From these estimates, I infer the effects of the business cycle on the labor market demand for welfare recipients. The data are from a new survey of employers in Michigan. The results indicate that labor market tightness has a substantial effect on employer demand for welfare recipients. They also suggest that employer willingness to provide workplace amenities or supports to welfare recipients (such as child care, transportation assistance, training, etc.), and their receptiveness to policy interventions on behalf of recipients, are influenced by labor market tightness as well.

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  • Harry J. Holzer, 1998. "Employer Demand for Welfare Recipients and the Business Cycle: Evidence From Recent Employer Surveys," JCPR Working Papers 57, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:wop:jopovw:57
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    1. Rucker C. Johnson & Mary E. Corcoran, 2003. "The road to economic self-sufficiency: Job quality and job transition patterns after welfare reform," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 22(4), pages 615-639.

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