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Does anyone know anything about the institute that produced this report, the Upjohn Institute? I've never heard of them, which doesn't man a lot but it means so

Does anyone know anything about the institute that produced this report, the Upjohn Institute? I've never heard of them, which doesn't man a lot but it means something. https://www.upjohn.org/ https://www.upjohn.org/ Also, does anyone know anything about Houseman, the (principle?) researcher? IME, there are many small organizations that produce reports to grind some small axe. It doesn't mean Upjohn is one of them, but it's important to know who you are listening to. EDIT: It looks like a local research organization located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They say they date back to the Great Depression. The Board of Trustees often gives a good introductory picture of an organization; in this case, I see a mix of academic and business leaders local to Kalamazoo: https://www.upjohn.org/about-us/board-of-trustees https://www.upjohn.org/about-us/board-of-trustees Also, you can find Houseman's and other researcher's official bios here. They look like real economists, fwiw: https://www.upjohn.org/about-us/research-staff https://www.upjohn.org/about-us/research-staff (Ironically, many in this discussion are citing research by economists to claim that economists are unreliable.)

phonon 9y ago
The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research has been around since 1932 [1]. They have a staff of around 100 employees[1], and assets of over 192 million dollars[2]. Susan Houseman has a very distinguished CV[3], and you can read her full paper and presentation here.[4][5] Here is a video of her speaking on the topic.[6] [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._Upjohn_Institute_for_Employment_Research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._Upjohn_Institute_for_Emp... [2]http://www.upjohn.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Upjohn-Institute-Financial-Report-2016-Final.pdf http://www.upjohn.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Upjohn-Institu... [3]https://www.upjohn.org/sites/default/files/housemancurrentcv_Jan2018.pdf https://www.upjohn.org/sites/default/files/housemancurrentcv... [4]http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1268&context=empl_research http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1268&... [5]http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=presentations http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&... [6]https://www.c-span.org/video/?439645-1/manufacturing-jobs https://www.c-span.org/video/?439645-1/manufacturing-jobs

phonon 9y ago

The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research has been around since 1932 [1]. They have a staff of around 100 employees[1], and assets of over 192 million dollars[2]. Susan Houseman has a very distinguished CV[3], and you can read her full paper and presentation here.[4][5] Here is a video of her speaking on the topic.[6] [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._Upjohn_Institute_for_Employment_Research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._Upjohn_Institute_for_Emp... [2]http://www.upjohn.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Upjohn-Institute-Financial-Report-2016-Final.pdf http://www.upjohn.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Upjohn-Institu... [3]https://www.upjohn.org/sites/default/files/housemancurrentcv_Jan2018.pdf https://www.upjohn.org/sites/default/files/housemancurrentcv... [4]http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1268&context=empl_research http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1268&... [5]http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=presentations http://research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&... [6]https://www.c-span.org/video/?439645-1/manufacturing-jobs https://www.c-span.org/video/?439645-1/manufacturing-jobs