Workforce Development

School children attend class at Waterstone College, a private school managed by Curro in the south of Johannesburg July 22, 2015. South African private education group Advtech rejected a takeover offer from its bigger rival Curro Holdings, saying on Tuesday the proposal contained "unacceptable pre-conditions". Advtech's shares fell more than 7 percent shortly after the announcement that it had rejected Curro's bid, but pared losses to close down 2.93 percent at 11.60 rand. The shares are up about 30 percent so far this year. Curro's stock shed 0.83 percent to close on 11.70 rand. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - GF10000166735

Africa in focus

Smart power: Investing in youth leadership and development

Witney Schneidman

Friday, August 17, 2018

The Avenue

Recognizing infrastructure’s role as a local economic anchor

Joseph Kane

Friday, August 10, 2018

The Avenue

Rebuilding the employment security system for the Rust Belt that created it

John C. Austin and Richard Kazis

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

The Avenue

Landing Amazon HQ2 isn’t the right way for a city to create jobs. Here’s what works instead

Amy Liu

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Reports

Workforce Development

Renewing the water workforce: Improving water infrastructure and creating a pipeline to opportunity

Joseph Kane and Adie Tomer

June, 2018

Economic Development

Examining the local value of economic development incentives

Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu

March, 2018

Cities & Regions

How can summer jobs reduce crime among youth?

Alicia Sasser Modestino

January 5, 2018

Cities & Regions

Opportunity for growth: How reducing barriers to economic inclusion can benefit workers, firms, and local economies

Joseph Parilla

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Higher Education

A toolkit for building successful community college-employer relationships

Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Monday, July 31, 2017

Blog Posts

A Jordanian employee paints a handcrafted salver at a Beit al Bawadi ceramics workshop in Amman January 7, 2014. The Beit al Bawadi ceramic workshop was set up by non-profit organisation Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) to provide employment opportunities for Jordanian youths. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1EA1800K501

Education Plus Development

Female labor force participation is about more than economics

Mayyada Abu Jaber

Thursday, July 26, 2018

The Avenue

Only four out of ten working-age adults with disabilities are employed

Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

An Uber driver looks out of his vehicle next to New York City Hall while Uber riders and driver-partners take part in a rally on steps of the City Hall against proposed legislation limiting for-hire vehicles in New York June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - GF10000144880

Up Front

Measuring American gig workers is difficult, but essential

Marcela Escobari and Sandy Fernandez

Thursday, July 19, 2018

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The infrastructure jobs opportunity

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Advancing opportunity for black collegians in tech and business

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U.S.-China economic analyses of urban congestion: What both countries can learn from each other

2:00 PM - Tuesday Oct 18, 2016 5:00 PM CST

Beijing, China

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Multimedia

Staff with the California Department of Water Resources watch as water is released from the Lake Oroville Dam.

Infrastructure

Building America’s water workforce

Joseph Kane and Fred Dews

Friday, July 13, 2018

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC116416CF10

Africa in focus

Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

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Raising wages and strengthening economic progress for American workers

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Workforce Development

Smart power: Investing in youth leadership and development

Recognizing infrastructure’s role as a local economic anchor

Rebuilding the employment security system for the Rust Belt that created it

Landing Amazon HQ2 isn’t the right way for a city to create jobs. Here’s what works instead

Reports

Renewing the water workforce: Improving water infrastructure and creating a pipeline to opportunity

Examining the local value of economic development incentives

How can summer jobs reduce crime among youth?

Opportunity for growth: How reducing barriers to economic inclusion can benefit workers, firms, and local economies

A toolkit for building successful community college-employer relationships

Blog Posts

Female labor force participation is about more than economics

Only four out of ten working-age adults with disabilities are employed

Measuring American gig workers is difficult, but essential

Events

The infrastructure jobs opportunity

Advancing opportunity for black collegians in tech and business

U.S.-China economic analyses of urban congestion: What both countries can learn from each other

Related Books

Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico

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Multimedia

Building America’s water workforce

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