Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/209145 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 902
Publisher: 
Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Abstract: 
The job guarantee (JG) is a public option for jobs. It is a permanent, federally funded, and locally administered program that supplies voluntary employment opportunities on demand for all who are ready and willing to work at a living wage. While it is first and foremost a jobs program, it has the potential to be transformative by advancing the public purpose and improving working conditions, people's everyday lives, and the economy as a whole. This working paper provides a blueprint for operationalizing the proposal. It addresses frequently asked questions and common concerns. It begins by outlining some of the core propositions in the existing literature that have motivated the JG proposal. These propositions suggest specific design and implementation features. (Some questions are answered in greater detail in appendix III). The paper presents the core objectives and expected benefits of the program, and suggests an institutional structure, funding mechanism, and project design and administration.
Subjects: 
Job Guarantee
Unemployment
Full Employment
Living Wage
Policy Design
JEL: 
D6
E2
E6
H1
H3
H4
H5
J2
J3
J4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
710.54 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.