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This page affords members of the staff, board, associates, and invited contributors a place to offer ideas and opinions on current workforce and economic issues. The opinions are those of the authors and not those of the Institute for Work and the Economy.

Contributions and comments are welcome. Please submit your ideas to Peter Creticos at creticos[at]workandeconomy.org.


Document Library

NameDescription
DocumentThoughts on Public Workforce Policy and the Dignity of Work (12/08)An essay on public workforce policy
DocumentWorkforce Implications of the 2007 Senate Immigration Reform BillA brief analysis of the 2007 Senate Immigration Reform Bill
DocumentHaving Something to Show from Winning the Opportunity to Bid for the 2016 OlympicsLeveraging the Olympics for a global Chicago
DocumentMaking Immigration Work - Getting Things Right in the Workplace (4/07)An op-ed on immigration reform
DocumentDiscovering New Metaphors for Work and its Relation to the People Who Perform It (3/07)How metaphors influence policy making and their effect on workforce policy
DocumentA Strategy for the Constructive Resolution of the Turning "bad" jobs into good opportunities
DocumentProposal for Recovery after Hurrican Katrina (9/05)A proposal by the Institute for Work and the Economy
DocumentLatino Engagement and Mobility in the Labor Force and Economy of Metropolitan ChicagoChapter by Sam Rosenberg and Peter Creticos in Latinos in Chicago: Reflections of an American Landscape, White Paper Series, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, June 2010
DocumentA Framework for Economic Growth and Good-­‐Job CreationThis is a more comprehensive view of the workforce and economic development systems and offers some ideas for improvements (1/10/11)
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