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Issue: 2005-02
The Evaluation of the Individual Training Account / Eligible Training Provider Demonstration
DescriptionThe Workforce Investment Act of 1998 requires that, with certain exceptions, training services be delivered through the use of Individual Training Accounts (ITAs), which participants can use to procure the training of their choice, so long as the training program is on a state’s eligible training provider (ETP) list. In March 2000, the U.S. Department of Labor made grant awards to thirteen states …
PopulationAdult
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Issue: 2005-16
Evaluation of the WIA Performance Measurement System
DescriptionEnacted in 1998, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) established a performance accountability system with the purpose of assessing the "…effectiveness of States and local areas in achieving continuous improvement of workforce investment activities."   The Evaluation of the WIA Performance Measurement System provides a comprehensive picture of the accountability system and examines the intended and …
PopulationAdult
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Issue: 2005-15
Community College Training and the Workforce Investment System
DescriptionThis report examines areas of research that might be of interest to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) from the perspective of increasing the participation and effectiveness of community colleges in our national employment and training system.   The report begins by sketching the main elements of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and outlines the organization of the workforce …
PopulationYouth
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Issue: 2005-14
Programs to Support Out-of-School Youth
DescriptionThis report responds to the following four key questions that pertain to out-of-school youth: 1)   What is the economic and policy context within which current programs for out-of-school youth operate? 2)   Have the Department of Labor’s (DOL) policies and programs for out-of-schools youth significantly raised their earnings prospects? 3)   What role have DOL programs played in promoting the …
PopulationYouth
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Issue: 2005-13
Older Workers and the Labor Market/Labor Market Policies for the Older Worker
DescriptionThis report examines the retirement and related labor market literatures to describe the role of older workers in the labor market.   It then uses the available evidence to evaluate proposals for policy initiatives and recent arguments for expanding these programs.   This discussion is taking place against the backdrop of an expanding population of older Americans due to increasing life …
ProgramSenior Community Service Employment (SCSEP)
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Issue: 2005-12
Systemic Disincentive Effects of the Unemployment Insurance Program
DescriptionThis report introduces and describes the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program that provides short-term income support payments to eligible persons whose unemployment is caused by circumstances beyond their control.   This report summarizes and critically assesses the relevant UI research conducted since the mid-1970s.   This review is selective, and reflects the author’s judgment as to the most …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
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Issue: 2005-11
The Labor Market Effects of Globalization and Trade Adjustment Assistance
DescriptionThis report discusses the effects of increasing globalization on the labor market in the United States .   The report reviews some of the key facts about the increase in the importance of traded goods in the U.S. economy over the past 40 years.   It goes on to examine different approaches to various aspects of the labor market effects of globalization in the medium and long runs in which an …
ProgramTrade Adjustment Assistance
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Issue: 2005-10
Immigration and the Effects on the U.S. Labor Market (1960–2000)
DescriptionThis paper responds to the resurgence of immigration in the United States , its impact on the labor market, and the implications for native workers.   To establish the history of immigration in the U.S. , the paper makes extensive use of the microdata provided by the decennial censuses between 1960 and 2000, and provides a summary of U.S. immigration policy.   Considerable detail is given to the …
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Issue: 2005-09
On the Use of Administrative Data for Workforce Development Program Evaluation
DescriptionThis report establishes that performance monitoring data may be used for program evaluation purposes, such as with process and net impact evaluation.   Evidence supporting this assertion is gathered from the administrative data of the State of Washington that examines services provided to adults under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).   The report describes various empirical estimation …
PopulationAdult
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Issue: 2005-08
Use of Experimental Methods in Workforce Evaluation
DescriptionThis paper considers the pros and cons of using randomized trials to improve the effectiveness of workforce policies.   A randomized trial offers researchers a convincing benchmark for measuring program effectiveness.   An experiment allows us to answer a question that is usually unanswerable in nonexperimental studies: How would people enrolled in the tested program have fared if that had not …