Staircases or Treadmills?: Labor Market Intermediaries and Economic Opportunity in a Changing Economy

Contents

Contents About the Authors vii Foreword ix Acknowledgments xv Chapter 1 Mobility and Economic Opportunity: 1 The Role of Intermediaries Chapter 2 The Old and New Economies: A Comparison 24 of Milwaukee and Silicon Valley Chapter 3 Meeting, Molding, and Making Markets: 58 How Intermediaries Shape Labor Flows Chapter 4 The Incidence and Use of Labor 98 Market Intermediaries Chapter 5 The Impact of Intermediaries 125 on Job Outcomes Chapter 6 The Role of Social Capital in Choosing 171 Labor Market Intermediaries Chapter 7 Conclusions and Implications for Future 223 Research and Policy Appendix Data and Methods 237 Notes 259 References 271 Index 281 vi CONTENTS ...