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Automotive industry outlook: understanding the impact on workers and communities
On October 8?9, 2009, the Chicago Fed, along with the Cleveland Fed, Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, and the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, held a conference to address the ongoing adjustments of the automotive work force and its communities. This article summarizes one of the key conference panels.
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Economic impacts of changes in energy production
On April 8?9, 2013, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago?s Detroit Branch hosted a two-day conference on the economic impacts of developments in domestic energy production. Recent technological advances in the ability to extract natural gas and other fuels from shale rock are already having significant effects on energy markets.
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How can payment reform improve the health care value chain?
On April 26?27, 2010, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Detroit Regional Chamber co-sponsored their fourth annual forum on health care. This year?s program focused on how payment reform within the health care value chain can improve health care delivery. It also explored the role of employers in promoting better health among their employees.
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Automotive industry outlook: understanding work force programs
The Chicago Fed, along with the Cleveland Fed, Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, and the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, held a conference on October 8?9, 2009, to explore the ongoing adjustments of the automotive work force and its communities. This article summarizes panels evaluating work force programs.
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Understanding Trends in State Revenue Sharing with Local Governments in Michigan
Over the past few years, discretionary cutbacks in state revenue sharing, as well as other related fiscal and economic factors, have led to budgetary challenges for local governments across the country, including those in Michigan. To study this issue in depth, the author looks at trends in revenue sharing between state and local governments in Michigan since the early 2000s.
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After the perfect storm: What’s next for the auto industry?
Amid the global recession in 2008?09, the U.S. auto industry experienced its worst downturn in recent memory. While conditions have improved in 2010, questions about which factors will shape the industry?s competitiveness remain. The Chicago Fed hosted a conference on May 10?11, 2010, at its Detroit Branch to explore the industry?s past, present, and future.
Journal Article
Fresh water and the Great Lakes economic future: a conference summary
On November 10, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Branch hosted a conference to examine fresh water's role in the economic future of the Great Lakes region. Participants discussed policy, development, and restoration issues involving the region's abundant freshwater resources.
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Fresh water and the Great Lakes economic future - a conference summary
On November 10, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago?s Detroit Branch hosted a conference to examine fresh water?s role in the economic future of the Great Lakes region. Participants discussed policy, development, and restoration issues involving the region?s abundant freshwater resources.
How Is the Challenge of Finding Childcare Affecting Labor Force Participation? Perspectives from Employers Across the Seventh District
Through the Chicago Fed Survey of Economic Conditions (CFSEC) and during roundtable discussions with business, nonprofit, and government leaders, the Chicago Fed asked employers from a variety of sectors for their perspectives on how childcare access has affected labor force availability.1 These survey and roundtable findings contribute to the Chicago Fed’s Spotlight on Childcare—an effort to increase our understanding of how the lack of access to childcare impedes labor force participation in the Seventh Federal Reserve District. In this article, we summarize the responses from over 100 ...