Other Research on Economic Crisis

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Other Research on Economic Crisis

reportsShow Us the Stimulus: An Evaluation of State Government Recovery Act Websites
By 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 »

 

reportsEbbing Tides in the Golden State: Impacts of the 2008 Recession on California and Los Angeles County
By 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 »

reportsCalifornia Crisis: Unemployment Outpaces U.S. in Recession
Lauren 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 »

 

reportsThe Downslide Before the Downturn: Declining Economic Security Among Middle Class African Americans and Latinos, 2000-2006
By 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 »

 

reportsThe Severe Crisis of Job Loss and the Accompanying Surge in Long Term Unemployment
By 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 »

reportsA Profile of L.A.’s Poor in Turbulent Times
By 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 »

 

reportsRebuilding a Good Jobs Economy: A Blueprint for Recovery and Reform
By 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 »

 

reportsHow 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 »

reportsThe Economic Slowdown Is Bad News for California’s Workers and Their Families
By 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 »

 

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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 »