Studies of Labor Market Intermediation

David Autor, Editor

Conference held May 17-18, 2007
Forthcoming from The University of Chicago Press

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Introduction

Version of February 2008

Jobs Online Version of November 16, 2007, replacing the version of May 12, 2007
Alice O. Nakamura, University of Alberta
Kathryn L. Shaw, Stanford University and NBER
Richard B. Freeman, Harvard University and NBER
Emi Nakamura, Columbia Business School and NBER
Amanda Pyman, Kent Business School

The Internet and Job Search Version of January 2008, replacing the version of May 2007
Betsey Stevenson, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

Effect of Employer Access to Criminal History Data on the Labor Market Outcomes of Ex-Offenders and Non-Offenders Version of August 29, 2008, replacing the version of February 10, 2008
Keith Finlay, Tulane University

Do On-Line Labor Market Intermediaries Matter? The Impact of AlmaLaurea on the University-to-Work Transition Version of August 27, 2008, replacing the version of November 14, 2007
Manuel F. Bagues, Universidad Carlos III
Mauro Sylos Labini, IMT Lucca and Universidad de Alicante

Private Deception and the Rise of Public Employment Offices in the United States, 1890 to 1930 Version of September 2008, replacing the version of February 2008
Woong Lee, University of California, Irvine

Mortgage Broker Regulations That Matter: Analyzing Earnings, Employment, and Outcomes for Consumers Version of January 12, 2008, replacing the version of December 5, 2007
Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota and NBER
Richard M. Todd, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

The Effects of a Centralized Clearinghouse on Job Placement, Wages, and Hiring Practices Version of July 18, 2008, replacing the version of October 13, 2007
Muriel Niederle, Stanford University and NBER
Alvin E. Roth, Harvard University and NBER

Helping Workers Online and Offline: Innovations in Union and Worker Organization Using the Internet Version of September 1, 2008, replacing the version of February 15, 2008
Richard B. Freeman, Harvard University and NBER
M. Marit Rehavi, University of California, Berkeley

Temporary Help Services Employment in Portugal, 1995-2000 Version of February 2008, replacing the version of May 2007
René Boeheim, Johannes Kepler University Linz
Ana Rute Cardoso, IZA Bonn

Does Temporary Help Work Provide a Stepping Stone to Regular Employment? Version of December 2007, replacing the version of May 5, 2007
Michael Kvasnicka, RWI Essen

Temporary Help Agencies and the Advancement Prospects of Low Earners Version of February 2008, replacing the version of September 2007
Fredrik Andersson, U.S. Census Bureau
Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown University
Julia Lane, University of Chicago - NORC

The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Low-Wage Worker Advancement Version of October 2007, replacing the version of May 2007
Appendix tables
Carolyn J. Heinrich, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Peter R. Mueser, University of Missouri-Columbia
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky