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Barriers to employment for out-of-school youth: Evidence from a sample of recent CET applicants.

Miller, C., & Porter, K. (2005). Barriers to employment for out-of-school youth: Evidence from a sample of recent CET applicants. MDRC working paper. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Job search assistance and supportive services Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

827

Becoming adults: One year impact findings from the youth villages’ Transitional Living evaluation

Valentine, E.J., Skemer, M., & Courtney, M.E. (2015). Becoming adults: One year impact findings from the youth villages’ Transitional Living evaluation. New York: MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Justice-Involved Youth

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Youth programs Basic skills Other training and education

116

Beyond a summer work experience: The Recovery Act 2009 Post-Summer Youth Employment Initiative.

Holcomb, P., Ziegler, J., & Laird, E. (2011). Beyond a summer work experience: The Recovery Act 2009 Post-Summer Youth Employment Initiative. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Implementation Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Job search assistance and supportive services Work based and other occupational training Youth programs

1928
Blending traditional vocational services and Individualized Placement and Support for formerly incarcerated veterans
LePage, J. P., Crawford, A. M., Cipher, D. J., Anderson, K., Rock, A., Johnson, J. A. P., ... & Ottomanelli, L. (2020). Blending traditional vocational services and Individualized Placement and Support for formerly incarcerated veterans. Psychiatric Services, 71(8), 816-823.

  • Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Employment and Reemployment Job search assistance and supportive services

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Breaking Barriers: Implementing Individual Placement and Support in a workforce setting
Freedman, L., Elkin, S., & Millenky, M. (2019). Breaking Barriers: Implementing Individual Placement and Support in a workforce setting. MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy

  • Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Implementation Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Reemployment Job search assistance and supportive services

1899
Breaking barriers: Implementing individual placement and support in a workforce setting
Freedman, L., Elkin, S., & Millenky, M. (2019). Breaking barriers: Implementing individual placement and support in a workforce setting. MDRC.

  • Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy

  • Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Employment and Reemployment Supported employment or other employment supports

69

Bring them back, move them forward: Case studies of programs preparing out-of-school youths for further education and careers.

Buschmann, R., & Haimson, J. (2008). Bring them back, move them forward: Case studies of programs preparing out-of-school youths for further education and careers. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

  • Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Job search assistance and supportive services Youth programs Community college education and other classroom training Other training and education

569

Can job search assistance do harm? Long-term effects of the Washington Alternative Work Search Experiment

Cebi, M., Lachowska, M., & Woodbury, S. (2012). Can job search assistance do harm? Long-term effects of the Washington Alternative Work Search Experiment. Unpublished manuscript.

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Job search assistance and supportive services

841

Can post-employment services combined with financial incentives improve employment retention for welfare recipients?

Dorsett, R., Hendra, R., Robins, P. K., & Williams, S. (2013). Can post-employment services combined with financial incentives improve employment retention for welfare recipients? Evidence from the Texas Employment Retention and Advancement evaluation. (No. 1413-13). Madison, WI: Institute for Research on Poverty.

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Job search assistance and supportive services Other wages and benefits

1174

Can Social Security explain trends in labor force participation of older men in the United States?

Blau, D. M., & Goodstein, R. M. (2010). Can Social Security explain trends in labor force participation of older men in the United States? Journal of Human Resources, 45(2), 328-363.

  • Topic Area: Older Workers

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Federal retirement benefits Older workers' programs