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Mexico: In-Firm Training for the Knowledge Economy

The authors use panel firm-level data to study in-firm training in Mexican manufacturing in the 1990s, its determinants, and effects on productivity and wages. Results indicate that over this decade, the incidence of employer-provided training become more widespread among manufacturing enterprises, and a higher proportion of the workforce received training within firms.

Access to Corporate Markets: Opportunities and Obstacles for Women Business Owners

The study about the opportunities and obstacles that women business owners face when seeking entry to corporate markets, shows that while many women are successfully selling to large corporations, many challenges still remain: learning about business opportunities, contract bundling, and corporate cost cutting.

Do We Need More Scientists?

The paper explores the notion that contradictory to previous indications, there may not a shortage of scientists in the U.S. The author suggests that instead of raising the false flag of shortages, those concerned about the future of science and engineering should encourage objective appraisals of current career paths.

Creative Economy in Iowa

The study assesses Iowas creative workforce and creative industrial composition to determine a baseline of the states creative workers and the industries that employ them. The study concludes that Iowa exceeds national averages in education and social work, and is at the national average in managerial professions.

Migration of the Young, Single and College Educated: 1995 to 2000

The report based on Census 2000 data states that young, single, college-educated people are moving to large metropolitan areas, often to central cities — a trend that defies the general population’s outward migration from the same areas. The report indicates that the New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington-Baltimore metro areas remained popular magnets for young singles who had graduated from college, despite these areas’ overall net out-migration rates.