Job Announcement

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
>JOB ANNOUNCEMENT (also sent as an attachment)
>
>Research Director
>UCLA-TIDC Subsidy Accountability Project
>
>Project Description
>The Subsidy Accountability Project is a two-year Ford and Rosenberg
>Foundation-funded research and organizing project that aims to increase
>accountability in the awarding of subsidies to private business for economic
>development.  Part of a national movement for corporate accountability, the
>project involves a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of local
>public expenditures for job creation in the Los Angeles region.  The
intent of
>the research is to increase public understanding of government subsidies to
>businesses and propose ways to make this spending more beneficial to workers
>and poor communities in Los Angeles.
>
>This is a joint project of the Tourism Industry Development Council and the
>UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education.   TIDC is a labor and community
>supported non-profit organization that spearheaded the campaign for a Living
>Wage Ordinance in Los Angeles, which was approved by the LA City Council in
>1997.  TIDC is dedicated to promoting policies and organizing campaigns that
>improve working conditions and wages for low-wage workers in the LA region.
>The UCLA Labor Center carries out research and training for trade unions and
>supports a vital, progressive trade union movement.
>
>Job Description
>The Research Director will supervise and develop the methodology for an
>evaluation of the impact of business subsidies in the Los Angeles region.
The
>research team will include a dedicated TIDC staff researcher and a team of
>UCLA graduate students.  The Research Director must be available to work 20
>hours a week through August 1999.  Research tasks include:
>       Documenting current business incentives in the City of Los Angeles and
>select neighboring cities.
>       Developing a local economic development budget that makes the
information
>transparent
>       Developing a database documenting business incentives currently used
by
>firms in Los Angeles, with firm level data, that would be accessible to the
>public.
>       Analyzing the impact of business incentives on jobs, wages and
inequality in
>Los Angeles.
>       Reviewing previous subsidy accountability measures.
>
>Timeline
>The Research Director must be available to work on the project from February
>1998 through August 1999.   A Preliminary Report on the major findings
will be
>completed in the Fall of 1998 and serve as the basis of a public education
>campaign in 1998-1999.  A Final Product must be completed by August 1999.
>
>Qualifications
>This position calls for the ability to design and carry out a substantial
>research project and direct graduate students and other research assistants.
>Graduate study in Economics or quantitative Sociology is highly desirable; an
>ability to read the academic literature in Urban Economics and carry out
>simple quantitative modeling is necessary.  An ability to communicate
economic
>ideas to a broad audience is critical for this position.  Knowledge of Los
>Angeles  area city governments is a plus.  In addition, the candidate must be
>able and willing to work closely with community activists and trade
unionists.
>The candidate must orient the research so that it is useful to a political
>organizing campaign promoting subsidy accountability.
>
>Compensation
>Annual salary of $22,000 to $28,000 for a half time position, depending on
>experience.  Full medical and dental benefits.
>
>Contact:Jessica Goodheart, project coordinator
>               Subsidy Accountability Project
>               Tourism Industry Development Council
>               614 South Spring Street, Suite 1016
>               Los Angeles, CA 90014
>               (213) 486-5129, ph
>               (213) 486-9886, fx
>               jessica836@xxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Attachment Converted: "d:\eudora\attach\JOBSEA~1.WPD"
>
*******************************************
Robert Pollin
Department of Economics
U. of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521-0427, USA
(909) 787-5037 ext. 1579 (office); (909) 788-8106 (home)
(909) 787-5685 (fax); Pollin@xxxxxxxxxxxx (e-mail)

--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 916-898-5321
E-Mail michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx