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Synthesis Report: Older Workers Synthesis
Topic Area: Older Workers
Findings:
Although most workforce programs serve older workers, few specifically focus on this population, and research has not evaluated these programs’ impacts.
Studies that examined the impact of broader workforce programs, such as the Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker program, did not focus on older workers.
Early retirement among older workers was found to be lower in firms that allow flexible work schedules.
Changes to the Social Security retirement benefits appear to have been able to influence older workers’ decisions regarding whether to stay in the labor force.
Changes in health insurance provision have mixed or small impacts on older workers’ employment outcomes.
Synthesis Report: Research Synthesis: Opportunities for Youth
Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth
Findings:
Successful programs often involved a substantial time commitment from participating youth.
Many successful programs involved a job placement component or job search assistance.
Positive impacts tended to be realized in the short term and fade over time.
More information is needed on the replicability of some programs.
Datta Gupta, N., Kleinjans, K. J., & Larsen, M. (2015). The effect of a severe health shock on work behavior: Evidence from different health care regimes. Social Science and Medicine, 136-137, 44-51.
Topic Area: Older Workers
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Employment-Low-No impactsEmployment
- Cook, J. A., Burke-Miller, J. K., & Roessel, E. (2016). Long-term effects of evidence-based supported employment on earnings and on SSI and SSDI participation among individuals with psychiatric disabilities. American Journal of Psychiatry, 173(10), 1007-1014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15101359
Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Earnings and wages-Mod/high-Favorable impactsEarnings and wages
- Employment-Mod/high-Favorable impactsEmployment
- Public benefits receipt-Mod/high-Favorable impactsPublic benefit receipt
Markussen, S., Røed, K., & Schreiner, R. C. (2015). Can compulsory dialogues nudge sick-listed workers back to work? (IZA Discussion Paper No. 9090). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
Topic Area: Behavioral Insights
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Earnings and wages-Low-Favorable impactsEarnings and wages
- Public benefits receipt-Low-Favorable impactsPublic benefit receipt
- Twamley, E. W., Thomas, K. R., Burton, C. Z., Vella, L., Jeste, D. V., Heaton, R. K., & McGurk, S. R. (2019). Compensatory cognitive training for people with severe mental illnesses in supported employment: A randomized controlled trial. Schizophrenia Research 203, 41-48.
Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
- Cruz, C. J. F. (2019). Policy shifts: Evidence from inflation targeting and Social Security reforms. University of Illinois at Chicago (dissertation)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
- Mueller, L., Wolfe, W., Neylan, T.C., McCaslin, S.E., Yehuda, R., Flory, J.D., Kyriakides, T.C., Toscano, R., & Davis. L.L. (2019). Positive impact of IPS supported employment on PTSD-related occupational-psychosocial functional outcomes: Results from a VA randomized-controlled trial. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal., 42(3), 246-256.
Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy, Veterans
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
- Torres, A., Frain, M., & Tansey, T. N. (2019). The impact of motivational interviewing training on rehabilitation counselors: Assessing working alliance and client engagement. A randomized controlled trial. Rehabilitation Psychology, 64(3), 328-338.
Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
- Kukla, M., Salyers, M. P., Strasburger, A. M., Johnson-Kwochka, A., Amador, E., & Lysaker, P. H. (2019). Work-focused cognitive behavioral therapy to complement vocational services for people with mental illness: Pilot study outcomes across a 6-month posttreatment follow-up. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 42(4), 366-371.
Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis