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Other Research on Economic Crisis
 Show Us the Stimulus: An Evaluation of State Government Recovery Act WebsitesBy P. Mattera, L. McIlvaine, C. Lacy, M. Lee and T. Cafcas
Good Jobs First, July 2009
This report examines the quality of disclosure on the official websites set up by state governments to educate the public about the flow of funds from the federal stimulus program. Read More »
Ebbing Tides in the Golden State: Impacts of the 2008 Recession on California and Los Angeles CountyBy Daniel Flaming, Michael Matsunaga, and Patrick Burns
Economic Roundtable, June 2009
This report addresses the impacts of the 2008 recession on California and Los Angeles County, including changes in employment, health and welfare indicators that closely track employment. Read More » California Crisis: Unemployment Outpaces U.S. in RecessionLauren D. Appelbaum
By UCLA Institute on Labor and Employment, May 2009
This research brief examines the economic dimensions of the recession for workers in California and the United States. Read More »
The Downslide Before the Downturn: Declining Economic Security Among Middle Class African Americans and Latinos, 2000-2006By Jennifer Wheary, Thomas M. Shapiro and Tatjana Meschede
By Demos, May 2009
This study investigates the economic stability of African American and Latino middle-class families before the current recession. Read More »
The Severe Crisis of Job Loss and the Accompanying Surge in Long Term UnemploymentBy Sylvia Allegretto and Andrew Stettner
National Employment Law Project and University of California Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor and the Environment, May 2009
This paper documents the current employment picture, analyzes job loss by industrial sectors and takes an historical and contemporary look at unemployment. Read More »
A Profile of L.A.’s Poor in Turbulent TimesBy United Way of Greater Los Angeles
January 2009
This policy brief profiles the poor in L.A. County, examining their efforts to make ends meet and avoid homelessness. Read More »
Rebuilding a Good Jobs Economy: A Blueprint for Recovery and ReformBy National Employment Law Center
November 2008
In this blueprint, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) sets out a four-pronged strategy to help inform the priorities of the new administration and Congress on workplace and economic policy. Read More »
How to End the Recession By Robert Pollin
The Nation (appeared in the November 24, 2008 edition), November 6, 2008
In this article, the noted economist discusses how a large-scale federal government stimulus program is necessary to end the recession. Read More » The Economic Slowdown Is Bad News for California’s Workers and Their FamiliesBy California Budget Project
March 2008
This report, published before the recession deepened, reviewed key economic indicators and examined the consequences of an economic slowdown for the state of California. Read More »
Left Behind: Workers and their Families in a Changing Los Angeles
By California Budget Project
September 2006
This report examines how Los Angeles workers and their families have fared relative to their counterparts in the rest of California as the county’s labor market has changed. Read More » |
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