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Sustained gains: Year Up’s continued impacts on young adults’ earnings
Roder, A., & Elliott, M. (2014). Sustained gains: Year Up’s continued impacts on young adults’ earnings. New York: Economic Mobility Corporation.

Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence
Outcome Effectiveness:
- Earnings and wages-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Earnings and wages
- Education and skills gains-Mod/high-No impacts
  
  Education and skills gains
- Employment-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Employment
Tags: Basic skills Other training and education Work based and other occupational training Youth programs
A comparison of two Welfare-to-Work strategies among African American women in Atlanta, Georgia. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation).
Wilson-Brewster, V.L. (2006). A comparison of two Welfare-to-Work strategies among African American women in Atlanta, Georgia. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
Outcome Effectiveness:
- Earnings and wages-Low-Favorable impacts
  
  Earnings and wages
- Employment-Low-Favorable impacts
  
  Employment
Tags: Other employment and reemployment Other training and education
The return to firm investments in human capital
Almeida, R., & Carneiro, P. (2008). The return to firm investments in human capital. World Bank Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper No. 0822.

Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
Tags: Work based and other occupational training
PACE cross-program implementation and impact study findings
Gardiner, K., & Juras, R. (2019). PACE Cross-Program Implementation and Impact Study Findings (Report No. 2019-32). Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [VIDA]

Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
Outcome Effectiveness:
- Education and skills gains-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Education and skills gains
Tags: Employment and Training Services Training and Education Community college education and other classroom training
PACE cross-program implementation and impact study findings
Gardiner, K., & Juras, R. (2019). PACE Cross-Program Implementation and Impact Study Findings (Report No. 2019-32). Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [Carreras]

Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
Outcome Effectiveness:
- Education and skills gains-Low-Favorable impacts
  
  Education and skills gains
Tags: Employment and Training Services Training and Education Community college education and other classroom training
The Employment Retention and Advancement project: How effective are different approaches aiming to increase employment retention and advancement? Final impacts for twelve models [TAAG—Medford]
Hendra, R., Dillman, K-N., Hamilton, G., Lundquist, E., Martinson, K., Wavelet, M., Hill, A., & Williams, S. (2010). The Employment Retention and Advancement project: How effective are different approaches aiming to increase employment retention and advancement? Final impacts for twelve models. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families. [TAAG—Medford]

Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
Outcome Effectiveness:
- Earnings and wages-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Earnings and wages
- Employment-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Employment
- Public benefits receipt-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Public benefit receipt
Tags: Job search assistance and supportive services Other employment and reemployment Unemployment Insurance
The Employment Retention and Advancement project: How effective are different approaches aiming to increase employment retention and advancement? Final impacts for twelve models [PROGRESS—Eugene]
Hendra, R., Dillman, K-N., Hamilton, G., Lundquist, E., Martinson, K., Wavelet, M., Hill, A., & Williams, S. (2010). The Employment Retention and Advancement project: How effective are different approaches aiming to increase employment retention and advancement? Final impacts for twelve models. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families. [PROGRESS—Eugene]

Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
Outcome Effectiveness:
- Employment-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Employment
- Public benefits receipt-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Public benefit receipt
Tags: Other employment and reemployment Unemployment Insurance
Psychological frictions and the incomplete take-up of social benefits: Evidence from an IRS field experiment
Bhargava, S., & Manoli, D. (2015). Psychological frictions and the incomplete take-up of social benefits: Evidence from an IRS field experiment. American Economic Review, 105(11), 3489-3529.

Topic Area: Behavioral Insights

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
Outcome Effectiveness:
- Public benefits receipt-Mod/high-Favorable impacts
  
  Public benefit receipt
Tags: Behavioral Interventions