Labor Mobility: An Evaluation of Pilot Projects in Michigan and Wisconsin.

Autor/in	Somers, Gerald G.
Institution	Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Industrial Relations Research Inst.
Titel	Labor Mobility: An Evaluation of Pilot Projects in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Quelle	(1972), (140 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adjustment (to Environment); Career Development; Cost Effectiveness; Federal Programs; Labor Economics; Labor Force; Labor Utilization; Migration Patterns; Occupational Mobility; Participant Characteristics; Pilot Projects; Program Evaluation; Relocation; Rural Resettlement; Socioeconomic Status; Vocational Adjustment; Michigan; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Arbeitsökonomie; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Berufliche Mobilität; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Umsetzung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Personalanpassung
Abstract	Workers who were relocated under federally sponsored pilot mobility projects in Michigan and Wisconsin were compared with a group of nonmovers drawn from the same rural areas and with similar demographic and labor market characteristics. It was found that the movers improved their employment status, their occupational status, and their income after the move as compared with their economic status prior to the move and as compared with a similar before-after follow-up of the nonmover comparison group. Rough cost-benefit approximations indicate that the relocation subsidy was a sound economic investment. However, the "relocatees" expressed dissatisfaction with a number of non-economic aspects of their new environment, and almost 20 percent had returned to their home area within 6 months of their relocation. It is recommended that government-sponsored mobility projects be expanded, but that greater emphasis be given to counseling and other supportive services. (Author/AG)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC