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Boosting Michigan's Economy Through Educational Improvements, Timothy J. Bartik Jan 2015

Boosting Michigan's Economy Through Educational Improvements, Timothy J. Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


Net Impact Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Net Impact Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Boosting The Economy Through Career And Technical Education, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Boosting The Economy Through Career And Technical Education, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Washington's Workforce Development System Pays Off, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Washington's Workforce Development System Pays Off, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Workforce Program Performance Indicators For The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Jan 2015

Workforce Program Performance Indicators For The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

The net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of workforce development programs were estimated in three separate studies; two of them in Washington and one in Virginia. The programs included the public job training system, programs at community and technical colleges, adult basic education, private career schools, high school career and technical education, and vocational rehabilitation for disabled individuals and for blind or visually impaired individuals. The net impact analyses were conducted using a nonexperimental methodology. Individuals who had encountered the workforce development programs were statistically matched to individuals who had not. Administrative data with information from the …


Postsecondary Education As Triage: Returns To Academic And Technical Programs, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Postsecondary Education As Triage: Returns To Academic And Technical Programs, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

This paper examines the labor market outcomes of individuals with various types of postsecondary educational experiences. In particular, it examines differences between students who have pursued technical education programs from those who have pursued academic programs and from those individuals who have not pursued any type of postsecondary education. Empirical evidence is presented concerning the relationship between economic outcomes and grades earned and the degree to which the labor market rewards credentials. Wage and earnings models yield different structural parameter estimates when based on the three different populations. The differences are most dramatic for high school background effects and for …


Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Jan 2015

Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang

Kevin Hollenbeck

This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of 11 workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Six of the programs serve job-ready adults: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I-B Adult programs, WIA Title I-B Dislocated Worker programs, Community and Technical College Job Preparatory Training, Community and Technical College Worker Retraining, Private Career Schools, and Apprenticeships. Three of the programs serve adults with employment barriers: Community and Technical College Adult Basic Skills Education, IBEST, and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation programs. The other two programs serve youth: WIA Title I-B Youth programs and Secondary Career and …


Do Community Colleges Respond To Local Needs?: Evidence From California, Duane E. Leigh, Andrew M. Gill Oct 2007

Do Community Colleges Respond To Local Needs?: Evidence From California, Duane E. Leigh, Andrew M. Gill

Upjohn Press

Leigh and Gill focus on two major, policy relevant sources of change at the local level. First, on the supply side, they examine how responsive community colleges’ are at meeting the needs of the growing immigrant population for education and training. Then, on the demand side, they look into whether the need of local employers for skilled workers is being met, an issue impacted by dynamic technological change and increased global competition.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2003 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss Aug 2003

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2003 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss

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No abstract provided.


Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Jun 2003

Net Impact And Benefit-Cost Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2001 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Noyna Debburman Aug 2001

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2001 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Noyna Debburman

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No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2000 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Noyna Debburman Aug 2000

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2000 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Noyna Debburman

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No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 1996 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck Oct 1997

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 1996 Survey Data, Kevin M. Hollenbeck

Reports

No abstract provided.


Postsecondary Education As Triage: Returns To Academic And Technical Programs, Kevin M. Hollenbeck Apr 1992

Postsecondary Education As Triage: Returns To Academic And Technical Programs, Kevin M. Hollenbeck

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper examines the labor market outcomes of individuals with various types of postsecondary educational experiences. In particular, it examines differences between students who have pursued technical education programs from those who have pursued academic programs and from those individuals who have not pursued any type of postsecondary education. Empirical evidence is presented concerning the relationship between economic outcomes and grades earned and the degree to which the labor market rewards credentials. Wage and earnings models yield different structural parameter estimates when based on the three different populations. The differences are most dramatic for high school background effects and for …