This report uses annual Social Security earnings data employers report to the Internal Revenue Service, as well as quarterly wage records employers report to state unemployment insurance agencies, to examine impacts on earnings in years five to seven after random assignment. The research team...

Presents estimates of the impacts of Job Corps on participants' employment and related outcomes during the 48 months after random assignment.

This article discusses the use of propensity scoring in experimental program evaluations to estimate impacts for subgroups defined by program features and participants' program experiences. The authors discuss estimation issues, provide specification tests, and review an overlooked data...

Using nonexperimental methods, presents estimates of the effects of Job Corps for participants who complete vocational training and those who do not, as well as for participants who obtain a GED and those who do not. For hard copy contact Battelle Memorial Institute at (206) 525-3130.

Presents estimates of key impacts for participants assigned to groups of centers defined by type of contractor, size, region, and center performance rating.

Presents estimates of the major benefits and costs of Job Corps within a unified framework.

Conducted in 1993, the National Job Corps Study (NJCS) found Job Corps improved education and training outcomes, reduced criminal activity, and improved earnings and employment outcomes. However, impacts on key outcomes were not associated with overall center performance measures. This study...