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Is There A Role For Public Support Of Incumbent Worker On-The-Job Training?, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2011

Is There A Role For Public Support Of Incumbent Worker On-The-Job Training?, Kevin Hollenbeck

Presentations

No abstract provided.


Net Impacts Of Workforce Development Programs On Individuals With Low Earnings, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2011

Net Impacts Of Workforce Development Programs On Individuals With Low Earnings, Kevin Hollenbeck

Presentations

No abstract provided.


Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return: Performance Measures?, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2011

Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return: Performance Measures?, Kevin Hollenbeck

Presentations

No abstract provided.


Does The Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2011

Does The Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


The Workforce Investment Act: Implementation Experiences And Evaluation Findings, Douglas J. Besharov Editor, Phoebe H. Cottingham Editor Jan 2011

The Workforce Investment Act: Implementation Experiences And Evaluation Findings, Douglas J. Besharov Editor, Phoebe H. Cottingham Editor

Upjohn Press

This volume examines WIA’s objectives and the evidence on program performance and impact. The chapters are organized into five general areas: 1) understanding WIA, 2) program implementation, 3) performance management, 4) impact evaluations, and 5) future evaluation choices.


What Works In Work-First Welfare: Designing And Managing Employment Programs In New York City, Andrew R. Feldman Jan 2011

What Works In Work-First Welfare: Designing And Managing Employment Programs In New York City, Andrew R. Feldman

Upjohn Press

This book is a case study of how New York City's welfare-to-work programs were managed and implemented in the mid 2000s. Feldman also analyzes the unique characteristics that differentiate it from other programs in place across the country.


Regression Approach To Adjust Wia Performance Standards, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Kenneth J. Kline Nov 2010

Regression Approach To Adjust Wia Performance Standards, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Kenneth J. Kline

Presentations

No abstract provided.


The Response Of The U.S. Workforce System To The Needs Of Workers During The Current Recession, Randall W. Eberts Oct 2010

The Response Of The U.S. Workforce System To The Needs Of Workers During The Current Recession, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


From Workforce Research To Workforce Policy, Stephen A. Wandner Oct 2010

From Workforce Research To Workforce Policy, Stephen A. Wandner

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Setting And Adjusting Workforce Performance Targets, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Setting And Adjusting Workforce Performance Targets, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck Sep 2010

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

Conference Papers

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 …


Use Of Ui And Es By Recent Tanf Leavers, Christopher J. O'Leary Sep 2010

Use Of Ui And Es By Recent Tanf Leavers, Christopher J. O'Leary

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Unemployment After Welfare Reform, Christopher J. O'Leary Apr 2010

Unemployment After Welfare Reform, Christopher J. O'Leary

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Policies For Displaced Workers: An American Perspective, Christopher J. O'Leary Mar 2010

Policies For Displaced Workers: An American Perspective, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

American employment policy for displaced workers started in the Great Depression with programs for the employment service, unemployment insurance, work experience, and direct job creation. Assistance for workers displaced by foreign competition emerged in the 1960s along with formalized programs for occupational job skill training. The policy focus on displaced workers was sharpened in the 1980s through the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act. Field experiments on services to dislocated workers led to Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services systems in all states, and federal rules adopted as part of the North …


On The Feasibility And Advisability Of Conducting A Return On Investment Analysis Of The Indiana Workforce System, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2010

On The Feasibility And Advisability Of Conducting A Return On Investment Analysis Of The Indiana Workforce System, Kevin Hollenbeck

Reports

No abstract provided.


Return On Investment Analysis Of A Selected Set Of Workforce System Programs In Indiana, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2010

Return On Investment Analysis Of A Selected Set Of Workforce System Programs In Indiana, Kevin Hollenbeck

Reports

No abstract provided.


Solving The Reemployment Puzzle: From Research To Policy, Stephen A. Wandner Jan 2010

Solving The Reemployment Puzzle: From Research To Policy, Stephen A. Wandner

Upjohn Press

Wandner examines the research and evaluation of U.S. employment and training programs over the past 25 years. He also discusses the impact such research can have and how misuse of research findings can hamper program effectiveness.


Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts Nov 2009

Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts Nov 2009

Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper examines labor market conditions and public employment policies in the United States during what some are calling the Great Recession. We document the dramatic labor market changes that rapidly unfolded when the rate of gross domestic product growth turned negative, from the end of 2007 through early 2009. The paper reviews the resulting stress on labor market support programs and the broad federal response. That response came through modifications to existing programs and the introduction of new mechanisms to help Americans cope with job loss and protracted unemployment. The particular focus is on federally supported public programs for …


Evaluating Wia Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck Sep 2009

Evaluating Wia Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


U.S. Training And Re-Training Programs In The Economic Crisis, Randall W. Eberts Aug 2009

U.S. Training And Re-Training Programs In The Economic Crisis, Randall W. Eberts

Periodical Articles

No abstract provided.


Improving Performance Measures For The Nation's Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts Jul 2009

Improving Performance Measures For The Nation's Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Tools To Transform The Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Jul 2009

Tools To Transform The Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Setting And Adjusting Performance Goal Targets, Gloria Salas-Kos, Randall W. Eberts Jun 2009

Setting And Adjusting Performance Goal Targets, Gloria Salas-Kos, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Women, Work, And Welfare Reform, Kristin S. Seefeldt Apr 2009

Women, Work, And Welfare Reform, Kristin S. Seefeldt

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Net Impact Evaluation Of Michigan's Jet (Jobs, Education, And Training) Program, Randall W. Eberts Jun 2008

Net Impact Evaluation Of Michigan's Jet (Jobs, Education, And Training) Program, Randall W. Eberts

Reports

The purpose of this study is to estimate the net impact of Michigan's JET (Jobs, Education, and Training) program. JET marks a change in the way the State of Michigan provides services to increase the economic opportunities of its low-income residents. In 2004, directors of the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) created the Workforce Action Network (WAN), a group representing workforce development professionals, educators, advocacy organizations, human services agencies, and state and local government staff. The directors charged WAN with developing a set of comprehensive recommendations to strengthen the state's Work …


Sensitivity Testing Of Net Impact Estimates Of Workforce Development Programs Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2008

Sensitivity Testing Of Net Impact Estimates Of Workforce Development Programs Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper addresses the question of whether administrative data sources, such as performance monitoring data, can be used for program evaluation purposes. It argues that under certain circumstances, such data can be used. In particular, program performance data that are routinely gathered and monitored by administrators of many workforce development programs meet these circumstances. The paper goes on to demonstrate the point by using administrative data from the state of Washington to examine the net impact on earnings and employment of services provided to adults under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Because of a lack of consensus about appropriate net …


Workforce Program Performance Indicators For The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Kevin Hollenbeck, Wei-Jang Huang Jan 2008

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

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Working After Welfare: How Women Balance Jobs And Family In The Wake Of Welfare Reform, Kristin S. Seefeldt Jan 2008

Working After Welfare: How Women Balance Jobs And Family In The Wake Of Welfare Reform, Kristin S. Seefeldt

Upjohn Press

This book, tapping into the quantitative and qualitative evidence gathered in the Women’s Employment Study (WES), offers insights into the lives of women in an urban Michigan county who left welfare for work and the role their family decisions play in their labor market decisions.


Evidence About The Effectiveness Of Public Training Programs For Incumbent Workers, Kevin Hollenbeck, Sarah M. Klerk Apr 2007

Evidence About The Effectiveness Of Public Training Programs For Incumbent Workers, Kevin Hollenbeck, Sarah M. Klerk

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.