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ERIC Number: EJ739403
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 51
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0193-841X
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Massachusetts Workforce Development System Using No-Shows as a Nonexperimental Comparison Group
Raphael, Steven; Stoll, Michael A.
Evaluation Review, v30 n4 p379-429 2006
This article examines the effect of the Massachusetts workforce development system on the earnings of disadvantaged adults using nonexperimental data from the late 1990s. The authors construct a comparison sample for program participants using individuals who apply for and are offered services yet do not participate in a training program. They present a series of difference-in-difference estimates that make several alternative efforts to correct for selectivity bias, including econometric models that regression adjust for observable characteristics and fixed-effect models that adjust for time-invariant person effects. They also employ probabilistic matching techniques to more finely align the treatment and comparison samples. On average, program participants experienced 20% increases in annual earnings 1 year postintervention and 25% increases after 2 years. The authors uncover considerable heterogeneity in these effects, suggesting that the most difficult to serve and the most job ready benefit the least. (Contains 24 notes, 8 tables, and 16 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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