Peter Cattan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4088782 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Cattan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Cattan |
| SIGNATURE | CATTAN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Recent Cuban Immigrants and Native-Born African Americans Leaving Welfare
Studies of the economic well-being of women leaving welfare generally focus on the efforts of the welfare leaver herself. We argue that it is also important to take into account the employment and earnings of others in her household. Among women in Miami-Dade County (Florida) who left welfare between October 1999 and January 2000, our data show that households with multiple earners fared far better than others across several indicators of economi…
Mechanization and Changing Skill Requirements of Production Jobs
Using two sets of U. S. Census data and information from the U. S. Employment Service, this study analyzes the effects of mechanization on skill requirements of blue collar jobs, assessing changes in the distribution of employment in these jobs by race and gender. The results are discussed in the context of high and low levels of mechanization change. Although there was a tendency for mechanization to lower the skill requirements of production wo…
Underutilization in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, 1960 to 1970
The study reported here sought to provide a type of analysis more detailed than aggregate investigations but more generalisable than case studies. The extent to which upgrading and downgrading characterised US manufacturing industries in the 1960s, and the extent to which downgrading exacerbated underutilisation among production workers are examined. Special attention is then paid to determining whether mechanisation has an effect on the skills r…
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Underutilization in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, 1960 to 1970
The study reported here sought to provide a type of analysis more detailed than aggregate investigations but more generalisable than case studies. The extent to which upgrading and downgrading characterised US manufacturing industries in the 1960s, and the extent to which downgrading exacerbated underutilisation among production workers are examined. Special attention is then paid to determining whether mechanisation has an effect on the skills r…
Mechanization and Changing Skill Requirements of Production Jobs
Using two sets of U. S. Census data and information from the U. S. Employment Service, this study analyzes the effects of mechanization on skill requirements of blue collar jobs, assessing changes in the distribution of employment in these jobs by race and gender. The results are discussed in the context of high and low levels of mechanization change. Although there was a tendency for mechanization to lower the skill requirements of production wo…
Recent Cuban Immigrants and Native-Born African Americans Leaving Welfare
Studies of the economic well-being of women leaving welfare generally focus on the efforts of the welfare leaver herself. We argue that it is also important to take into account the employment and earnings of others in her household. Among women in Miami-Dade County (Florida) who left welfare between October 1999 and January 2000, our data show that households with multiple earners fared far better than others across several indicators of economi…
Economics (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (2 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (2 works) · Operations management (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)