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Return on Investment in Workforce Development Programs
Hollenbeck, Kevin - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2012
Under more and more fiscal scrutiny because of shrinking state and local budgets, workforce development programs are being asked to estimate their return on investment (ROI). This paper introduces basic concepts of ROI in workforce development programs. It distinguishes ROIs estimated for...
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Methodology for Adjusting GPRA Workforce Development Program Performance Targets for the Effects of Business Cycles
Bartik, Timothy J.; Eberts, Randall W.; Huang, Wei-Jang - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 09-08 Change 1 on June 5, 2009. This guidance letter revises the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) performance measures for federal workforce development...
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Do Government Sponsored Vocational Training Programs Help the Unemployed Find Jobs? Evidence from Russia
Nivorozhkin, Anton; Nivorozhkin, Eugene - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2005
The study estimates the employment effect of vocational training programs for the unemployed in urban Russia. The results of propensity score matching indicate that training programs had a non-negative overall effect on the program participants relative to non-participants.
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Predictors of Employment Growth and Unemployment in U.S. Central Cities, 1990-2010
Wolf-Powers, Laura - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2013
This paper considers employment growth and unemployment from 1990-2010 in a cross-section of cities in light of … (both initial levels and growth over time) and public capital investment as influences on job growth and changes in … higher job growth and lower unemployment. The implication is that initiatives to attract and retain college …
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Basic Skills Training at Harbor Industries
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Anderson, William - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Is There a Case for a "Second Demographic Transition?" Three Distinctive Features of the Post-1960 Fertility Decline
Bailey, Martha J.; Guldi, Melanie; Hershbein, Brad J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Culture and Human Capital: Theory and Evidence or Theory Versus Evidence?
Woodbury, Stephen A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Differences in the Returns to Education for Males by Disability Status and Age of Disability Onset
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Kimmel, Jean - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Job Training Policy in the United States
O'Leary, Christopher J. (contributor);  … - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
This book provides a broad overview of federally funded job training programs as they exist today. The notable list of contributors review what training consists of and how training programs are implemented under WIA. In particular, they examine training service providers and methods of...
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Workplace Education for Low-Wage Workers
Ahlstrand, Amanda L.; Bassi, Laurie J.; McMurrer, Daniel P. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Ahlstrand, Bassi, and McMurrer's study addresses five key research questions, including: 1) how much training is provided to lower-wage workers; 2) who tends to provide this training; 3) what are the barriers and enablers to effective training; 4) what roles do supply and demand play in...
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