Posts Tagged: Labor Market Studies

Mismatch in the Marketplace: NEPPC Forum to Address Supply and Demand in Labor Force

Posted October 18th, 2010 by Shoshana Akins & filed under Newslink, Newslink Topic, Newslink Type.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston will host a free forum, titled "Mismatch in the Labor Market? Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Skilled Labor in New England," on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.Alicia Sasser Modestino, senior economist at the FRBB's New England Public Policy Center will describe the misalignment between the number of workers employed and the mix of skills needed in the ...

Soft Factors Influence College Enrollment

Posted June 4th, 2010 by John O. Harney & filed under Journal Type, The Journal, Topic.

Evidence about the role that “soft factors” like student engagement and school environment play in influencing whether high school students go on to enroll in college is hard to come by. Over the past two years, the Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) of Northeastern University, with support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and the Rhode Island Board of Governors of Hig...