Policy Library

Government Relations Manager, CCAP, DC, USA Working closely with CCAP’s program and communications staff, the Government Relations Manager will work to advance CCAP’s Federal outreach strategy, including developing and nurturing relationships with legislative staff, educating policy makers and opinion leaders on policy design issues and organizing thought leadership events.,. .................

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Child Care Subsidies

Child Care Subsidies. The federal welfare-reform legislation enacted in 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, gave states new opportunities for meeting the needs of low-income families and children - including assisting with childcare needs. This report provides data on the patterns and dynamics of child care subsidy use. "The Dynamics Of Child Care Subsidy Use: A Collaborative Study of Five States" by Ann Collins.

By National Center for Children in Poverty, US.

Employment Policy Resource.

Gender Wage Gap

Gender Wage Gap. While the gender wage gap has reduced considerably in the U.S. since the late 1970s, in Denmark it has virtually stagnated over the same period. The authors show that the difference in the rates of convergence of the wage gaps in the two countries in this period can be explained by inter- country differences in the wage effects of observed skill prices and gender differences in selectivity. "Swimming Upstream, Floating Downstream: Trends in the U.S. and Danish Gender Wage Gaps" by Nabanita Datta Gupta, Ronald L. Oaxaca and Nina Smith.

By Centre for Labour Market and Social Research, Denmark, US.

Employment Policy Resource.

Regional Unemployment

Regional Unemployment. Petri Böckerman in "Unravelling the mystery of regional unemployment in Finland", discusses regional differences in unemployment and shows that a Schumpterian process of creative destruction is lowering the unemployment rate.

By Labour Institute for Economic Research, Finland.

Employment Policy Resource.

Audit of Wisconsin Works (W2)

Audit of Wisconsin Works (W2). The Legislative Audit Bureau of Wisconsin have issued this evaluation of the famous welfare to work scheme. They find that while employment has increased slightly, the jobs are often low paying. The numbers receiving assistance have decreased dramatically. The W2 scheme operates at a higher public cost than the previous AFDC programme. The report includes data on public expenditure and effect on outcomes (welfare caseloads, employment, and income of participants)..

By Legislative Audit Bureau of Wisconsin, US.

Employment Policy Resource.

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