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Getting the job quality picture right: What’s the problem? What’s the solution? Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 3 PM EST Click here to listen to this audio conference in streaming audio. There is strong evidence that those with more education do better in the labor market than those with less education. Yet, educational attainment is no guarantee of economic security and greater investment in education alone cannot solve the problems faced by low-wage workers in today’s labor market. Where should state and local policy makers and advocates place their priorities? How should they better coordinate workforce and economic development policies to expand opportunity and create good jobs? This audio conference is part of CLASP’s Opportunity At Work initiative on creating better jobs for the new economy. Guests:
The discussion will be moderated by Evelyn Ganzglass, Director of Workforce Development, Center for Law and Social Policy Background Materials:Changing Nature of the Economy by Jared Bernstein Education and Inequality by Jared Bernstein and Larry Mishel Discounting Education’s Value by Anthony Carnevale (originally appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education) The Political Economy of Labor Market Mediation in the United States by Anthony Carnevale and Donna Desrochers Stronger Ladders, Stronger Floors: The Need for Both Supply and Demand Strategies to Improve Workers' Opportunities by Laura Dresser From Bad to Good Jobs? An Analysis of the Prospects for Career Ladders in the Service Industries by Pablo Mitnik and Matt Zeidenberg The first 75 to register for the call may listen LIVE during the taping. If you are in the first 75, you will receive an email with call-in instructions. All others, please check back on February 13, 2007 to listen to an audio file of this call. For more information, please contact: Angela Parker, CLASP Audio Conference Coordinator (202) 906-8032 or aparker@clasp.org
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