Occupational Labor Shortages: Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Acknowledgments

xi Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the following individuals for sharing their time and expertise during interviews concerning the labor market conditions in the four occupations that were the focus of case studies included in this report: Erling E. Boe, University of Pennsylvania; Timothy Dall, The Lewin Group; Bruce M. Gans, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation; Phoebe Gillespie, National Association of State Directors of Special Education; Marc Goldstein , American Physical Therapy Association; Candace Howes, Connecticut College; Richard Mainzer, Council for Exceptional Children; Laura Miller, National Association of Chain Drug Stores; Lisa Morris, University of South Maine; Patricia K. Ralabate, National Education Association; Paul R. Rao, National Rehabilitation Hospital; Dorie Seavey, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute; and Robyn Stone, Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. Data collection, analysis, and writing for this book were originally conducted under a generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Johns Hopkins University. A report to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation titled Occupational Labor Shortages: Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures was submitted in 2010. This original report to the Sloan Foundation has been revised and updated for this book. The authors would like to thank the Sloan Foundation for its generous grant, without which this book would not have been possible. The authors would also like to thank Brett Trutko for her work in updating analyses and revising and editing portions of the original manuscript prepared for the Sloan Foundation. We would also like to thank those involved in the symposium cosponsored by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), “Labor Shortages and Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” which was held May 20, 2009, at EPI. Ross Eisenbrey of EPI worked with us to organize the symposium. Speakers included Philip Martin, University of California, Davis; Ron Hira, Rochester Institute of Technology; Norman Augustine, Lockheed Martin; Erling E. Boe, University of Pennsylvania; Phoebe Gillespie, NationalAssociation of State Directors of Special Education; Marc Goldstein, American Physical Therapy Association ; Paul R. Rao, National Rehabilitation Hospital; Dale Belman, Michigan State University; Ray Marshall, University of Texas at Austin; Demetrios Papademetriou, Migration Policy Institute; Malcolm S. Cohen, Employment Research Corporation; Navjeet Singh, Commonwealth Corporation; Martin Ruhs, Migration Advisory Committee; Brian McCormick, FÁS; Karl Flecker, Canadian Labour Congress; Doris Meissner, Migration Policy Institute; Beryl In order to view this proof accurately, the Overprint Preview Option must be checked in Acrobat Professional or Adobe Reader. Please contact your Customer Service Representative if you have questions about ἀnding the option. Job Name: -- /344737t xii Howell, United States Sentencing Commission; Mark Regets, National Science Foundation; and Marc R. Rosenblum, Migration Policy Institute. Finally, we would like to thank several individuals who provided additional information and comments. Kathleen Hyland of Civil Justice Inc. prepared part of the initial draft of the chapter on special education teachers. Karen Kosanovich of the Bureau of Labor Statistics assisted us by providing access to published and unpublished data. Brett Trutko of Deloitte LLP provided research assistance in updating the manuscript. Michael S. Teitelbaum of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provided valuable suggestions and guidance to the authors. We are grateful to all those who provided information and assistance. Any errors are the responsibility of the authors, not of those who so generously assisted us. In order to view this proof accurately, the Overprint Preview Option must be checked in Acrobat Professional or Adobe Reader. Please contact your Customer Service Representative if you have questions about ἀnding the option. Job Name: -- /344737t ...