Assessing the Midwest Workforce: Strategies for Developing the Region's Human Capital

November 21, 2002
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60604

8:30 a.m.		Welcome William C. Hunter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Rebecca Blank, University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford, School of Public Policy
8:45 a.m.		The Changing Economic Landscape of the Midwest Economy—Workforce Issues and Challenges Overview of Midwest Workforce (PPT,1.2MG) William Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
9:15 a.m.		Assessing the Quality of the Region's Workforce Recent Trends in Worker Quality: A Midwest Perspective (PPT,4.1MG) Daniel G. Sullivan, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Dan Aaronson, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:00 a.m.		Break
10:15 a.m.		Issues and Strategies for Improving the Midwest Workforce—Part 1 Immigration Policy Barry Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago Labor Market Opportunities (?) for Ex-Offenders (PDF,68KB) Kristin Butcher, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Issues and Strategies for Improving the Regional Workforce: Fighting Brain Drain (PDF,137KB) Yolanda Kodrzycki, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
11:30 a.m.		Keynote Workforce Opportunities for Low-Skilled Workers-A Midwest Perspective Rebecca Blank, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
12:00 p.m.		Lunch
1:30 p.m.		Issues and Strategies for Improving the Midwest Workforce—Part 2 21st Century Workforce: Central Illinois (PPT,126KB) Richard Judy, Workforce Associates, Inc. Urban/Suburban Spatial Mismatch Daniel McMillan, University of Illinois at Chicago Georgia Frontline Decision Support System Pilot (PPT,241KB) Kelly DeRango, W. E. Upjohn Institute Improving Prospects for Displaced Workers (PPT,29KB) Robert LaLonde, Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago