Follow

2023

PDF

Predictive Analytics Supporting Labor Market Success: A Career Explorer for Job Seekers and Workforce Professionals in Michigan, Christopher J. O'Leary, Salomon Orellana, Kevin Doyle, Randall W. Eberts, Ben Damerow, Amy Meyers, Kenneth J. Kline, Anna Wilcoxson, Beth C. Truesdale, and Scott Powell
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

PDF

Aligning KRESA EFE/CTE Course Offerings with Local Business Needs: Results of Two Studies, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Publication: Reports

2021

Link

Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from 'Work First', David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports

Link

Temporary Agency Employment as a Way Out of Poverty?, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports

Link

The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach, David H. Autor, Susan N. Houseman, and Sari Pekkala Kerr
Publication: External Papers and Reports

Link

Selected Public Workforce Development Programs in the United States: Lessons Learned for Older Workers, Stephen A. Wandner, David E. Balducchi, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: External Papers and Reports

2020

Link

Appendix A: Interesting or Innovative Changes/Initiatives Fostered by ARRA Funding, Burt S. Barnow, Editor and Richard A. Hobbie, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Findings and Conclusions, Robert F. Cook, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Appendix B: Data from the Public Workforce System Dataset Used in the Analysis in Chapter 9, Randall W. Eberts and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

2019

PDF

Individual Training Accounts and Nonstandard Work Arrangements, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

2018

Link

Research and Evidence-Building Capacity of State Workforce Agencies, Yvette Chocolaad and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Public Employment Policy for an Aging Workforce, Stephen A. Wandner, David E. Balducchi, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Journal Articles

2017

Link

The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach, David H. Autor, Susan N. Houseman, and Sari Pekkala Kerr
Publication: Journal Articles

Link

Experimental Evaluations and the Evolution of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Program, Jacob M. Benus
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

Veterans in Workforce Development: Participation and Labor Market Outcomes, Colleen Chrisinger
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Link

An Example of a Low-Cost Intervention to Target Services to Participants of a Local Welfare-to Work-Program, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

Net Impact and Benefit-Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

PDF

Net Impact and Benefit-Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

Link

Incentive Experiments in Unemployment Insurance, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

How On-the-Ground Realities Shape the Design, Implementation, and Results of Experimental Studies, Irma L. Perez-Johnson, Annalisa Mastri, and Samia Amin
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Introduction [to Lessons Learned from Public Workforce Program Experiments], Stephen A. Wandner, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

Lessons Learned from Public Workforce Program Experiments, Stephen A. Wandner, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press

2015

Link

Toward a More Intelligent Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Book Chapters

PDF

Sectoral Initiatives and Opportunity Youth, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

PDF

Net Impact and Benefit-Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck and Wei-Jang Huang
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

Link

Selected Public Workforce Development Programs in the United States: Lessons Learned for Older Workers, Stephen A. Wandner, David E. Balducchi, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: External Papers and Reports

2014

PDF

Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Workforce System through Improved Performance Measures, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations

PDF

The Role of Sectoral Initiatives in Solving the Employment Problems of Opportunity Youth, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers

PDF

Mass Incarceration and Employment, Steven Raphael
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

PDF

The New Scarlet Letter? Negotiating the U.S. Labor Market with a Criminal Record, Steven Raphael
Publication: Upjohn Press

PDF

Public Workforce Programs during the Great Recession, Stephen A. Wandner and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Journal Articles

2013

Link

Background, Purpose, and Methodology [Introduction to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: The Role of Workforce Programs], Burt S. Barnow, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

State Approaches to the Recovery Act's Workforce Development Provisions, Burt S. Barnow, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: The Role of Workforce Programs, Burt S. Barnow, Editor and Richard A. Hobbie, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press

PDF

How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

Link

Data Analysis of the Implementation of the Recovery Act Workforce Development and Unemployment Insurance Provisions, Randall W. Eberts and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

Responding to the Needs of Workers during the Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

Link

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs, John Trutko, Editor and Burt S. Barnow, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Challenges and Accomplishments: States' Views, John Trutko and Burt S. Barnow, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

2012

PDF

Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Workforce Development and Unemployment Insurance Provisions, Burt S. Barnow, Jing Cai, Yvette Chocolaad, Randall W. Eberts, Richard A. Hobbie, Joyce Kaiser, Tara Smith, John Trutko, Wayne Vroman, and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: External Papers and Reports

PDF

Data Analysis of the Implementation of the Recovery Act: Workforce Development and Unemployment Insurance Provisions, Randall W. Eberts and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Book Chapters

2011

Link

Lessons from the WIA Performance Measures, Burt S. Barnow
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

The Workforce Investment Act: Implementation Experiences and Evaluation Findings, Douglas J. Besharov, Editor and Phoebe H. Cottingham, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press

Link

An Overview of WIA, Dianne Blank, Laura Heald, and Cynthia Fagnoni
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

The Challenge of Measuring Performance, William S. Borden
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Introduction [to The Workforce Investment Act], Phoebe H. Cottingham, Editor and Douglas J. Besharov, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Setting the Standards: Performance Targets and Benchmarks, Pascal Courty, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Gerald Marschke
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

U.S. Employment and Training Programs and Performance Standards System Design, Pascal Courty, Carolyn J. Heinrich, Gerald Marschke, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Measuring Government Performance: An Overview of Dysfunctional Responses, Pascal Courty and Gerald Marschke
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

The JTPA Incentive System: Implementing Performance Measurement and Funding, Pascal Courty and Gerald Marschke
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Ten Years of WIA Research, Paul T. Decker
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Recent Advances in Performance Measurement of Federal Workforce Development Programs, Randall W. Eberts, Timothy J. Bartik, and Wei-Jang Huang
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Introduction [to What Works in Work-First Welfare], Andrew R. Feldman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

What Works in Work-First Welfare: Designing and Managing Employment Programs in New York City, Andrew R. Feldman
Publication: Upjohn Press

Link

One-Stop Management and the Private Sector, David Heaney
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

A Formal Model of a Performance Incentive System, James J. Heckman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Do Short-Run Performance Measures Predict Long-Run Impacts?, James J. Heckman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Lessons for Advancing Future Performance Standards Systems, James J. Heckman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Performance Standards and the Potential to Improve Government Performance, James J. Heckman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Do the Determinants of Program Participation Data Provide Evidence of Cream Skimming?, James J. Heckman and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Local Responses to Performance Incentives and Implications for Program Outcomes, Carolyn J. Heinrich
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

A Nonexperimental Evaluation of WIA Programs, Carolyn J. Heinrich, Peter R. Mueser, Kenneth R. Troske, Kyung-Seong Jeon, and Daver C. Kahvecioglu
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Short-Term Net Impact Estimates and Rates of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

The Interaction of Workforce Development Programs and Unemployment Compensation by Individuals with Disabilities in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: External Papers and Reports

Link

Nonexperimental Impact Evaluations, Haeil Jung and Maureen A. Pirog
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

The Use of Market Mechanisms, Christopher T. King and Burt S. Barnow
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Customized Training, David A. Long
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Neither Easy Nor Cheap, Sheena McConnell, Peter Schochet, and Alberto Martini
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Designing Reliable Impact Evaluations, Larry L. Orr, Stephen H. Bell, and Jacob A. Klerman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Improving Impact Evaluation in Europe, Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Eligible Training Provider Lists and Consumer Report Cards, Carl E. Van Horn and Aaron Fichtner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Financial Performance Incentives, Stephen A. Wandner and Michael Wiseman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

2010

Link

Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from "Work First", David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: Journal Articles

PDF

Individual Training Accounts Provided under the U.S. Workforce Investment Act, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers

PDF

Setting and Adjusting Workforce Performance Targets, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers

PDF

Mothers' Work and Children's Lives: Low-Income Families after Welfare Reform, Rucker C. Johnson, Ariel Kalil, and Rachel E. Dunifon
Publication: Upjohn Press

Link

The Road to Welfare Reform, Rucker C. Johnson, Ariel Kalil, and Rachel E. Dunifon
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

Policies for Displaced Workers: An American Perspective, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers

PDF

Unemployment after Welfare Reform, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

PDF

From Workforce Research to Workforce Policy, Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

Link

Introduction [to Solving the Reemployment Puzzle], Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

PDF

Solving the Reemployment Puzzle: From Research to Policy, Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press

2009

Link

What We Know about the Impacts of Workforce Investment Programs, Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters

Link

Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Journal Articles

Link

Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Book Chapters

PDF

Improving Performance Measures for the Nation's Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

PDF

The Response of the U.S. Workforce System to the Needs of Workers During the Current Recession, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers

PDF

U.S. Training and Re-Training Programs in the Economic Crisis, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Periodical Articles

PDF

Tools to Transform the Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

PDF

Does the Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Conference Papers

PDF

Evaluating WIA Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Conference Papers

PDF

Net Impacts of Workforce Development Programs on Individuals with Low Earnings, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Presentations

PDF

Return on Investment Analysis of a Selected Set of Workforce System Programs in Indiana, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Reports

PDF

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Net Impact Estimates and Rates of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Conference Papers

PDF

Workforce System Net Impact Estimates and Rates of Return: Performance Measures?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Presentations

PDF

Employment and Training Policy in the United States during the Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers

PDF

Setting and Adjusting Performance Goal Targets, Gloria Salas-Kos and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers

PDF

Women, Work, and Welfare Reform, Kristin S. Seefeldt
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter

Link

Correctional Programs in the Age of Mass Incarceration: What Do We Know about "What Works", John H. Tyler and Jillian Berk
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters