Does Training for the Disadvantaged Work?: Evidence from the National JTPA StudyLarry L. Orr The study is the first evaluation of a major ongoing national program that uses the classical experimental design of random assignment, measuring "what would have happened" by comparing people who entered Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs with those who didn't. After background information on JTPA, chapters look at benefit-cost analyses; enrollment; program impacts on target groups; impacts on the earnings of subgroups; and policy implications of the findings. Distributed by University Press of America. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Program Impacts on the Target Groups | 4 |
The 30Month Impact and BenefitCost Analyses 2223 | 23 |
Study Sites 30Month Earnings Sample | 47 |
Population Characteristics | 54 |
Services Received at Study Sites | 60 |
Profile of 30Month Earnings Sample | 68 |
Findings for Adults | 93 |
Adult JTPA | 100 |
Differences in Baseline Characteristics across | 145 |
Benefits and Costs of Title II YearRound Programs | 185 |
JTPA Services Received by Treatment Group | 232 |
Appendix A Data Sources | 235 |
Summary | 241 |
Appendix B Estimation Methods | 251 |
References | 277 |
List of Exhibits | 283 |
Decomposing Earnings Impacts into Impacts | 108 |
Findings for Youths | 115 |
Program Impacts on the Earnings of Subgroups | 139 |
About the Authors | 289 |
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