Formula Feedback and Central Cities: The Case of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.

Jones, E. Terrence; Phares, Donald

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ERIC Number: EJ208936

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Publication Date: 1978-Sep

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Formula Feedback and Central Cities: The Case of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.

Jones, E. Terrence; Phares, Donald

Urban Affairs Quarterly, v14 n1 p31-54 Sep 1978

This study critically examines the measurement of the Comprehesive Employment and Training Act's key allocation variable, unemployment. The analysis indicates (1) unemployment rates are higher than government estimates and (2) methods used to measure state and local umemployment have several weaknesses. (Author/RLV)

Descriptors: Employment Statistics, Federal Aid, Measurement Techniques, Occupational Surveys, Opinions, Resource Allocation, Revenue Sharing, Unemployment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

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