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Do state corporate tax incentives create jobs? Quasi-experimental evidence from the entertainment industry
Thom, M. (2019). Do state corporate tax incentives create jobs? Quasi-experimental evidence from the entertainment industry. State and Local Government Review, 51(2), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1177/0160323X19877232. [New York]

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Employer Services Other employer services

1171

Do stronger age discrimination laws make Social Security reforms more effective?

Neumark, D., & Song, J. (2013). Do stronger age discrimination laws make Social Security reforms more effective? Journal of Public Economics, 108, 1-16.

  • Topic Area: Older Workers

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Older workers' programs Other disparities or discrimination in employment and earnings

1792
Do targeted business subsidies improve income and reduce poverty? A synthetic control approach
Bundrick, J., & Yuan, W. (2019). Do targeted business subsidies improve income and reduce poverty? A synthetic control approach. Economic Development Quarterly, 33(4), 351–375. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891242419875502

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Employer Services Other employer services

940

Do temporary-help jobs improve labor market outcomes for low-skilled workers? Evidence from “Work First”.

Autor, D. H., & Houseman, S. N. (2010). Do temporary-help jobs improve labor market outcomes for low-skilled workers? Evidence from “Work First”. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2(3), 96–128.

  • Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Job search assistance and supportive services Unemployment Insurance

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Does “ban-the-box” help or hurt low-skilled workers? Statistical discrimination and employment outcomes when criminal histories are hidden

Doleac, J. L., & Hansen, B. (2016). Does “ban-the-box” help or hurt low-skilled workers? Statistical discrimination and employment outcomes when criminal histories are hidden. (NBER Working Paper No. 22469). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

  • Topic Area: Reentry

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Reentry

693

Does attending a STEM high school improve student performance? Evidence from New York City

Wiswall, M., Stiefel, L., Schwartz, A., & Boccardo, J. (2014). Does attending a STEM high school improve student performance? Evidence from New York City. Economics of Education Review, 40, 93-105.

  • Topic Area: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs Youth programs

1387

Does AVID Higher Education (AVID HE) increase student term-to-term progression, persistence toward credited classes and social capital for first-generation college students placing into developmental education: A mixed methods study

Plinski, C. M. (2018). Does AVID Higher Education (AVID HE) increase student term-to-term progression, persistence toward credited classes and social capital for first-generation college students placing into developmental education: A mixed methods study. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 10825692) doi: 10.15760/etd.6311

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Community college education and other classroom training

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Does broad-based merit aid improve college completion? Evidence from New Mexico's lottery scholarship
Erwin, C., & Binder, M. (2020). Does broad-based merit aid improve college completion? Evidence from New Mexico's lottery scholarship. Education Finance and Policy, 15(1), 164–190. https://doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a_00270

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Community college education and other classroom training

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Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms

Andersson, F., Holzer, H. J., Lane, J. I., Rosenblum, D., & Smith, J. (2013). Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms (Discussion paper no. 7621). Bonn, Germany: IZA. [Adult Program ONLY]

  • Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Adult and Dislocated Worker programs Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

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Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms

Andersson, F., Holzer, H. J., Lane, J. I., Rosenblum, D., & Smith, J. (2013). Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms (Discussion paper no. 7621). Bonn, Germany: IZA. [Dislocated Worker Program ONLY]

  • Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Adult and Dislocated Worker programs Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)