The Jacob France Institute
Dr. David W. Stevens, Executive Director
dstevens@ubalt.edu | (410) 837-4729
In The News
Red Line would bring almost 10,000 jobs, study contends
The Baltimore Sun
January 7, 2010
Study: In Md., working class bears brunt of recession
The Baltimore Sun
December 5, 2009
Maryland joblessness rises to 7.3%
The Baltimore Sun
November 21, 2009
JFI Presentations
2009 Presentations
- The U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Workforce Indicators as a Tool for Analyzing Regional Employment Opportunities for TANF Recipients
Presented at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Annual Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee, August 2008 by Jane Staveley
- Recession Priority: New Firms or Survival of the Current?
Presented at the June 29 - July 4, 2009 Western Economic Association International 84th Annual Conference. Vancover, Canada by Ting Zhang and David Stevens
- "Baltimore City African American Middle Class Analysis and Metrics"
Associated Black Charities of Maryland
January 10, 2008
Presentation of the Dashboard Report and findings - "Baltimore City DrillDown: Results, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities"
National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
November 2008
Presentation to the NNIP group (Urban Institute) on the Baltimore DrillDown - "An Introduction to BNIA-JFI and GIS"
University of Maryland School of Social Work
June 30, 2009
Presentation to graduate students and UMD faculty on BNIA-JFI’s capabilities and introductory information on GIS mapping - East Side of Baltimore for East Baltimore Development Inc. (EBDI)
Report Presentation on the workforce supply and demand issues related to the redevelopment activities occurring on the East Side of Baltimore for East Baltimore Development Inc. (EBDI) presented to the Community Engagement Committee of EBDI.
Presented on June 15th, 2009 by Richard Clinch.
- Presentation of Results The Workforce Impact of the EBDI Development
Presented at the Urban Affairs Association annual conference March 5, 2009 by Richard Clinch.
- The Labor and Social Security Impacts of Elderly Entrepreneurship
Presented at the Feb 2009 Western Regional Science Conference by Ting Zhang.
- Workforce Development Research @ The Jacob France Institute
David Stevens and Ting Zhang
July 20, 2009 - Upper Shore WIB Employment & Business Dynamics: 2004-2008
David Stevens and Ting Zhang, In partnership with the Office of Workforce Information and Performance, DLLR
May 5, 2009 - WIA Title 1B Common Measures Performance Expectations: A Two-Cycle Historical Perspective 1990-2007
David Stevens and Ting Zhang
March 2009