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Louis S. Jacobson

President, New Horizons Economic Research

Louis S. Jacobson is the President of New Horizons Economic Research. He has conducted basic research on the cost of job loss and the means to offset those losses through services provided by One-Stop Career Centers and community colleges. Dr. Jacobson recently analyzed the returns to community college training using a large Florida database for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trust, and the National Assessment of Career and Technical Education. While at Westat, Dr. Jacobson was the principal investigator of a six-state evaluation of the effectiveness of public labor exchanges in a One-Stop environment and the long-term follow-up of the National JTPA Evaluation. While at the Upjohn Institute, he authored major studies of the cost of worker dislocation and observed first-hand the effectiveness of government and private activities designed to deal with loss of long-held industrial jobs. Finally, Dr. Jacobson served on the Montgomery County (Maryland) Workforce Investment Board, chairing the assessment committee. Dr. Jacobson holds a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University and a B.S. in economics from MIT.

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Training America’s Workforce for the Future: Roundtable: Opportunities to Reduce Displaced Workers’ Earnings Losses Through Retraining

November 30, 2011 • Audio

Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates a panel discussion between New Horizons Economic Research President Louis S. Jacobson, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership Vice President Rhandi Berth, AFL-CIO Legislative and Policy Specialist for Workforce Issues Daniel Marschall, and Walla Walla Community College President Steven VanAusdle at the event "Training America’s Workforce for the Future: New Policies to Boost Employment and Wages."
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Training America’s Workforce for the Future: New Policies to Boost Employment and Wages Photos

November 30, 2011 • Photo Galleries

The Hamilton Project at Brookings held forum and released new policy proposals on training programs geared toward the needs of today’s workforce.  In a rapidly- changing global economy, the skills of some workers have become less valuable, while other skills are in short supply.  By collaborating with industry partners and drawing on evidence about what works, training programs can better prepare workers for jobs in growing industries. A diverse group of policy leaders, stakeholders and training experts participated in the forum to share a range of perspectives, including White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Alan Krueger, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Siemens President and CEO Eric Spiegel.

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Training America’s Workforce for the Future: Roundtable: Opportunities to Reduce Displaced Workers’ Earnings Losses Through Retraining

November 30, 2011 • Video

Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates a panel discussion between New Horizons Economic Research President Louis S. Jacobson, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership Vice President Rhandi Berth, AFL-CIO Legislative and Policy Specialist for Workforce Issues Daniel Marschall, and Walla Walla Community College President Steven VanAusdle at the event "Training America’s Workforce for the Future: New Policies to Boost Employment and Wages."

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Earnings Gains of Displaced Workers in Technical Fields versus Other Fields

November 30, 2011 • Charts

Retraining in technical fields provides higher returns for workers than retraining in non-technical classes.

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Training America’s Workforce for the Future: New Policies to Boost Employment and Wages

Events • November 30, 2011 • Washington, DC

On November 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution held a forum and released new policy proposals on training programs geared toward the needs of today’s workforce.  In a rapidly changing global economy, the skills of some workers have become obsolete while other skills are in short supply.  By collaborating with industry partners and using evidence about what works, training programs can better prepare workers for jobs with high-demand, both now and in the future.

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Policies to Reduce High-Tenured Displaced Workers’ Earnings Losses Through Retraining

Papers • November 2011 • Louis S. Jacobson, Daniel G. Sullivan, Robert J. LaLonde

After being displaced from long-tenured jobs, workers often experience persistent, significant earnings losses. New research suggests that retraining in certain “high-return” fields can substantially reduce these losses. In a new Hamilton Project paper, Louis S. Jacobson, Robert J. LaLonde and Daniel G. Sullivan propose the establishment of a Displaced Worker Training (DWT) Program to distribute grants to displaced workers so they can obtain longer-term training to substantially increase their earnings. The DWT Program would also leverage the nation’s One-Stop Career Centers to assess and counsel grantees.

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Strengthening One-Stop Career Centers: Helping More Unemployed Workers Find Jobs and Build Skills

Papers • April 2009 • Louis S. Jacobson, Daniel G. Sullivan, Robert J. LaLonde

This paper explores the role that One-Stop Career Centers play in helping the unemployed build new skills and find new jobs, and proposes new measures to expand One-Stop Capacity to help more workers.

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