IRTD Reports

Report on Potential Impact of Proposed Gas Severance Tax

Submitted by davidpassmore
on Fri, 2011-03-11 14:04

Released on 13 Sept 2010IF YOU SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAY 18, 2011 PRESENTATION ON PCN, NAVIGATE TO HERE.

A severance tax on natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania would create increased costs for gas drilling companies, but the resulting increase in state revenue could yield positive effects for the state’s economy, according to a new report from Penn State’s Institute for Research in Training & Development, one of the partners of Penn State's Workforce Education & Development Initiative.

The report, Benchmarks for Assessing the Potential Impact of a Natural Gas Severance Tax on the Pennsylvania Economy,

Baker and Passmore on Pittsburgh's WDUQ-FM: Green Jobs

Submitted by davidpassmore
on Fri, 2011-03-11 13:51

An interview with Rose Baker and David Passmore aired on WDUQ-FM, a Pittsburgh NPR affiliate, about their recently released report, Benchmark Employment in Representative Pennsylvania Green Occupations, 2005–2008. A WDUQ news report, Researchers ask "What's a Green Job?" to accompany the on-air interview is available at the WDUQ-FM blog.

Offshorability of Pennsylvania Jobs: What are the Risks?

Submitted by davidpassmore
on Fri, 2011-03-11 09:37

On July 17, 2010, Rose Baker, David Passmore, and Ki Seok Jeon presented a session, "Offshorability of Pennsylvania Jobs: What are the Risks?," at the 2010 Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board Symposium held at the Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania. A web site containing slides from that presentation, a downloadable copy of this report from the Social Science Research Network, a series of “on the street” video interviews containing reactions to offshoring, and an online discussion forum is provided.

Offshoring commonly refers to the movement of

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