P.P.R working papers : catalog of numbers 1to 200

This paper contains a numerical listing of working papers produced by the Policy, Planning, and Research Complex. Each citation contains a brief abstract, and the contact point for the paper.Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Achieving Shared Growth,Banks&Banking Reform,Poverty Assessment

Nevada Institute for Children\u27s Research and Policy Legislative Bills-2007 Session

Legislative Bills-2007 Session for Nevada Institute for Children\u27s Research and Policy

Small towns big returns: economic and social impact of the Karen resettlement in Nhill

Increased resettlement of migrants and refugees in regional Australia has been an on-going focus of the policies of successive governments. One recent regional resettlement experience, initiated at the local level, has yielded significant outcomes for a small regional community and the refugees involved. This case study – Small towns, Big returns – provides new and important insights into the economic and social value that can accrue through these initiatives, and identifies factors that contribute to their success. These insights can both create the case for, and inform planning of, resettlement in other Australian communities. Since early 2010, approximately 160 Karen refugees have resettled in Nhill, in north western Victoria. Nhill is a small, relatively isolated agricultural town in the wheat-belt Wimmera region of Victoria. Like a number of small regional towns, Nhill has faced a declining working-age population, which has had flow-on implications for the economic and social prosperity of the town. The context of a declining population, combined with very low unemployment, was a key catalyst in this resettlement. In particular there was a need for labour to support expansion of Luv-a-Duck, the largest local commercial business, and driven by a combination of economic and humanitarian motivations, Luv-a-Duck management identified the Karen as potential employees. Through a staged recruitment and resettlement process, the Karen community now comprises approximately 10% of the Nhill population, including significant numbers of working age adults and families with young children. Furthermore, labour force participation linked to this population increase is high. Fifty-four Karen are directly employed in Luv-a-Duck, and seven are employed in businesses that supply Luv-a-Duck. Beyond this, the increased population has enabled the creation and filling of additional jobs across a number of broader community businesses and services. A total of 70.5 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions have been added to the regional economy over the five year period of analysis, representing approximately 3% of total employment across Hindmarsh. The economic impact of this increased labour supply, in terms of Gross Regional Product – as modelled by Deloitte Access Economics, is estimated to be $41.5 million in net present value terms. The wider social impacts of the resettlement of the Karen in Nhill provide the story behind the numbers. In short the Karen resettlement in Nhill has helped to: • redress population decline for the township • revitalise local services and attract increased government funding • increase social capital across both communitie

Kansas Statistical Abstract 2007 (42nd Edition)

The Kansas Statistical Abstract contains state, county, and city-level data for Kansas on agriculture, banking and finance, business and exports, climate, communications and information, crime, education, employment and earnings, energy, government, housing and construction, income, mining and mineral resources, parks and recreation, population, transportation, and vital statistics and health

Kansas Statistical Abstract 2009 (44th Edition)

The Kansas Statistical Abstract contains state, county, and city-level data for Kansas on agriculture, banking and finance, business and exports, climate, communications and information, crime, education, employment and earnings, energy and natural resources, government, housing and construction, income, parks and recreation, population, transportation, and vital statistics and health

Reinvesting in America’s Youth: Lessons from the 2009 Recovery Act Summer Youth Employment Initiative

On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. Passed in response to the 2008 recession, the Act’s purpose was to create jobs, pump money into the economy, and encourage spending. Through the Act, states received $1.2 billion in funding for the workforce investment system to provide employment and training activities targeted to disadvantaged youth. Congress and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) encouraged states and local workforce investment areas charged with implementing these youth activities to use the funds to create employment opportunities for these youth in the summer of 2009. To gain insights into these summer initiatives, DOL’s Employment and Training Administration contracted with Mathematica Policy Research to conduct an implementation evaluation of the summer youth employment activities funded by the Recovery Act. As part of the evaluation, Mathematica analyzed (1) monthly performance data submitted to ETA by the states, and (2) qualitative data collected through in-depth site visits to 20 local areas. This report describes the national context for implementation, provides an in-depth description of the experience of selected local areas, and presents lessons on implementation practices that may inform future summer youth employment efforts

Kansas Statistical Abstract 2005 (40th Edition)

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Kansas Statistical Abstract 2006 (41st Edition)

The Kansas Statistical Abstract contains state, county, and city-level data for Kansas on population, vital statistics and health, housing, elections, education, business and manufacturing, exports, employment, income, finance, state and local government, crime, recreation, communications, transportation, agriculture, climate, energy, and mining and mineral products