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The Future Direction of the Nation's Unemployment Compensation Program: Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee on Ways and Means (Testimony)
Janet L. Norwood

Former chair of the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation (ACUC), Janet Norwood, testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources on the future direction of the nation's unemployment compensation program (UI).

Posted to Web: June 16, 1998Publication Date: June 16, 1998

The State of the Federal Statistical System and Methods to Improve It: Testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia (Testimony)
Janet L. Norwood

Former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Janet Norwood, testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia regarding the state of the federal statistical system and methods to improve it.

Posted to Web: April 09, 1997Publication Date: April 09, 1997

Statistical Consolidation: Testimony of Janet L. Norwood before Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, U.S. House of Representatives on U.S. Statisical Agency Improvement (Testimony)
Janet L. Norwood

Janet L. Norwood discusses methods to improve the organization and efficiency of the agencies which produce our nation's statistics.

Posted to Web: March 22, 1996Publication Date: March 22, 1996

Organizing to Count: Change in the Federal Statistical System (Book)
Janet L. Norwood

Because of public and governmental inattention to the federal statistical system, the United States has lost its position as the world statistical leader and is no longer competitive with many other industrialized nations. Increasing decentralization, lack of coordination, and poor quality of data are some of the reasons. This volume presents recommendations that would make the U.S. statistical system competitive once again and ensure that the government and public alike have access to the data necessary to make wise policy choices.

Posted to Web: May 01, 1995Publication Date: May 01, 1995

Organizing to Count: Change in the Federal Statistical System (Book)
Janet L. Norwood

Because of public and governmental inattention to the federal statistical system, the United States has lost its position as the world statistical leader and is no longer competitive with many other industrialized nations. Increasing decentralization, lack of coordination, and poor quality of data are some of the reasons. This volume presents recommendations that would make the U.S. statistical system competitive once again and ensure that the government and public alike have access to the data necessary to make wise policy choices.

Posted to Web: May 01, 1995Publication Date: May 01, 1995

Widening Earnings Inequality: Why and Why Now (Research Report)
Gary T. Burtless, Richard B. Freeman, Lawrence F. Katz, Janet L. Norwood, Robert M. Solow

We know that earnings inequality in the U.S. has been increasing for the past 20 years. This report examines what we know about the underlying causes of this trend, including globalization and the increased importance of technological skills in the workplace. The authors offer policy suggestions to reverse this harmful trend.

Posted to Web: November 01, 1994Publication Date: November 01, 1994

 

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