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Benus, J., McConnell, S., Bellotti, J., Shen, T., Fortson, K., & Kahvecioglu, D. (2008). Growing America Through Entrepreneurship: Findings from the evaluation of Project GATE. Columbia, MD: IMPAQ International.
Topic Area: Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Earnings and wages-Mod/high-No impactsEarnings and wages
- Employment-Mod/high-No impactsEmployment
- Public benefits receipt-Mod/high-No impactsPublic benefit receipt
- Tessler, B., Schaberg, K., Fink, B., & Gasper, J. (2021). Evaluation of strategies used in the TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative grant programs: Implementation and early impacts from the TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative randomized controlled trial. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor.
Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning
Study Type: Implementation Analysis
Fein, D., & Beecroft, E. (2006). College as a job advancement strategy: Final report on the New Visions Self-Sufficiency and Lifelong Learning Project. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Topic Area: Low-Income Adults
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Public benefits receipt-Mod/high-Favorable impactsPublic benefit receipt
Cave, G., Bos, H., Doolittle, F. & Toussaint, C. (1993). JOBSTART: Final report on a program for school dropouts. New York: MDRC.
Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Earnings and wages-Mod/high-Unfavorable impactsEarnings and wages
- Education and skills gains-Mod/high-Favorable impactsEducation and skills gains
- Employment-Mod/high-Unfavorable impactsEmployment
- Molina, F., van Dok, M., Hendra, R., Hamilton, G., & Cheng, W. (2009). The Employment Retention and Advancement project: Findings for the Eugene and Medford, Oregon, models: Implementation and early impacts for two programs that sought to encourage advancement among low-income workers. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Topic Area: Low-Income Adults
Study Type: Implementation Analysis
- Spaulding, S., Trutko, J., Briggs, A., Kuehn, D., Hecker, I., Islam, A., & Trutko, A. (2020). Implementation evaluation of the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) apprenticeship pilot (Research Report). Prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning
Study Type: Implementation Analysis
- Anderson, C., Farell, M., Glosser, A., & Barden, B. (2019). Testing two subsidized employment models for TANF recipients: Final impacts and costs of the Los Angeles County transitional subsidized employment program. OPRE Report 2019-71. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/testing-two-subsidized-employment-models-tanf-recipients-final-impacts-and-costs-los [Comparison between Paid Work Experience (PWE) and On-the-Job Training (OJT)]
Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning, Low-Income Adults
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Earnings and wages-Mod/high-Favorable impactsEarnings and wages
- Education and skills gains-Mod/high-No impactsEducation and skills gains
- Employment-Mod/high-Favorable impactsEmployment
- Health and safety-Mod/high-No impactsHealth and safety
- Public benefits receipt-Mod/high-Favorable impactsPublic benefit receipt
- Training-Mod/high-No impactsTraining
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
Benus, J., Poe-Yamagata, E., Wang, Y., & Blass, E. (2008). Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Study: FY 2005 Initiative: final report. Columbia, MD: IMPAQ International. [Minnesota sample]
Topic Area: Reemployment
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Earnings and wages-Mod/high-No impactsEarnings and wages
- Employment-Mod/high-No impactsEmployment
- Public benefits receipt-Mod/high-Favorable impactsPublic benefit receipt
Lewis-Charp, H., Soukamneuth, S. & Goger, A.(2005). Youth Opportunity Grant Initiative: Ethnographic evaluation final report. Houston, TX: Decision Information Resources, Inc.
Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth
Study Type: Descriptive Analysis