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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 their 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.
Firms that allow flexible work schedules appear to have lower rates of early retirement among older workers.
Changes to the Social Security retirement benefits have important impacts on older workers’ decision making.
Changes in health insurance policies have mixed or small impacts on older workers’ employment outcomes.
Zhang, T. (2011). Workforce Investment Act training for older workers: Toward a better understanding of older worker needs during the economic recovery (ETA Occasional Paper 2011-10). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
Topic Area: Older Workers
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:Neumark, D., & Button, P. (2014). Did age discrimination protections help older workers weather the Great Recession? Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 33(4), 566-601. doi:10.1002/pam.21762
Topic Area: Older Workers
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness: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: Apprenticeship and Work-Based Training
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- McLaughlin, J. S. (2020). Falling between the cracks: Discrimination laws and older women. Labour, 34(2), 215-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12175. [Federal ADEA comparison]
Topic Area: Employer Compliance
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness: Chrisinger, C.K. (2011). Earnings progression among workforce development participants: Evidence from Washington State. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
Topic Area: Job Search Assistance, Low-Income Adults
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- McLaughlin, J. S. (2020). Falling between the cracks: Discrimination laws and older women. Labour, 34(2), 215-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12175 [State age discrimination laws comparison]
Topic Area: Employer Compliance
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness: Hollenbeck, K., & Huang, W-J. (2008). Workforce program performance indicators for the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Upjohn Institute Technical Report No. 08-024). Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. [WIA-Adult]
Topic Area: Job Search Assistance
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:Fortson, K., Rotz, D., Burkander, P., Mastri, A., Schochet, P., Rosenberg, L., McConnell, S., & D'Amico, R. (2017). Providing Public Workforce Services to Job Seekers: 30-Month Impact Findings on the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs (No. 42e8b3550e40408f854b966d0229c3b5). Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. [Comparison Between Full-WIA Services versus Core-and-Intensive Services]
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:Hollenbeck, K., Schroeder, D., King, C., & Huang, W. (2005). Net impact estimates for services provided through the Workforce Investment Act. ETA Occasional Paper 2005-06. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. [WIA Adult]
Topic Area: Apprenticeship and Work-Based Training
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:
