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This article documents changes in the spatial distribution of corporate headquarters of large U.S.-domiciled corporations during the 1990s. The authors find that the largest metropolitan areas continue to host a disproportionate share of headquarters, but there have been significant shifts toward cities with population between one and two million.

The paper estimates the effect of Wal-Mart expansion on retail employment at the county level. Using an instrumental-variables approach to correct for both measurement error in entry dates and endogeneity of the timing of entry, the author finds that Wal-Mart entry increases retail employment by 100 jobs in the year of entry.

The Progressive Policy Institute report argues that while unemployment insurance expansion is needed in the short run, the program is also in need of more fundamental and permanent reform. According to the author, an approach to unemployment insurance reform that not only gives workers the right incentives to remain at work and get back to work, but also provides them with adequate benefits when they lose their jobs.

The report from the Progressive Policy Institute argues three main reasons why Congress should expand prison labor. According to the author, notwithstanding the fact that prison labor can be good for both prisoners and the economy, the current federal prison industries program is in need of significant reform.

In discussing job security for the New Economy, the author contends that instead of depending on big institutions, todays workers need to be more self-reliant, more flexible and more mobile. In the New Economy, education and lifelong learning are the key to employment security. The report also outlines a proposal to dramatically reform and make universally accessible federal training programs to dislocated workers by creating New Economy Work Scholarships.

The report from the Progressive Policy Institute discusses the decision Congress struggled with in the early 1990s on whether to lift the cap on the number of visas granted each year for highly skilled foreigners to work in the United States.

The study prepared by the San Diego Workforce Partnership outlines a strategic plan for the workforce development for the Bioscience industry cluster in the San Diego Region. The plan was designed to address three questions. Each question is answered in great detail in the report with specific suggestions for each.

The report released last week by the Business-Higher Education Forum suggests the nation faces social and economic crisis unless America succeeds in promoting and taking advantage of racial and ethnic diversity. The report further calls on business and institutional leaders, policy makers and the general public to become actively involved in promoting and expanding diversity efforts

The San Diego Workforce Partnerships report consists of four strategic plans as a blueprint to prepare San Diegos workforce to compete in the changing global economy. Initiated as part of a broader Regional Workforce Development Strategic Planning Initiative, the plans reflect the concerns of area businesses for developing and maintaining skilled workers.

The Womens Experiences in College Engineering Project study reveals female engineering students are most encouraged by a support network of peers, faculty and advisors, when it comes to pursuing a degree in their field. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the study results suggest efforts to improve female students self-confidence and to strengthen the schools support climate positively affect whether women persist in obtaining engineering degrees and entering the workforce as engineers.