2023
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
Aligning KRESA EFE/CTE Course Offerings with Local Business Needs: Results of Two Studies, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Publication: Reports
2021
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
Temporary Agency Employment as a Way Out of Poverty?, David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Publication: External Papers and Reports
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
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
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
Findings and Conclusions, Robert F. Cook, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Individual Training Accounts and Nonstandard Work Arrangements, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
2018
Research and Evidence-Building Capacity of State Workforce Agencies, Yvette Chocolaad and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Public Employment Policy for an Aging Workforce, Stephen A. Wandner, David E. Balducchi, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Journal Articles
2017
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
Experimental Evaluations and the Evolution of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Program, Jacob M. Benus
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Veterans in Workforce Development: Participation and Labor Market Outcomes, Colleen Chrisinger
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
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
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
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
Incentive Experiments in Unemployment Insurance, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Introduction [to Lessons Learned from Public Workforce Program Experiments], Stephen A. Wandner, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Lessons Learned from Public Workforce Program Experiments, Stephen A. Wandner, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
2015
Toward a More Intelligent Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Book Chapters
Sectoral Initiatives and Opportunity Youth, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
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
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
Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Workforce System through Improved Performance Measures, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations
The Role of Sectoral Initiatives in Solving the Employment Problems of Opportunity Youth, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
Mass Incarceration and Employment, Steven Raphael
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
The New Scarlet Letter? Negotiating the U.S. Labor Market with a Criminal Record, Steven Raphael
Publication: Upjohn Press
Public Workforce Programs during the Great Recession, Stephen A. Wandner and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Journal Articles
2013
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
State Approaches to the Recovery Act's Workforce Development Provisions, Burt S. Barnow, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: The Role of Workforce Programs, Burt S. Barnow, Editor and Richard A. Hobbie, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
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
Responding to the Needs of Workers during the Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts and Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs, John Trutko, Editor and Burt S. Barnow, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Challenges and Accomplishments: States' Views, John Trutko and Burt S. Barnow, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
2012
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
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
Lessons from the WIA Performance Measures, Burt S. Barnow
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Workforce Investment Act: Implementation Experiences and Evaluation Findings, Douglas J. Besharov, Editor and Phoebe H. Cottingham, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press
An Overview of WIA, Dianne Blank, Laura Heald, and Cynthia Fagnoni
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Challenge of Measuring Performance, William S. Borden
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Introduction [to The Workforce Investment Act], Phoebe H. Cottingham, Editor and Douglas J. Besharov, Editor
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Setting the Standards: Performance Targets and Benchmarks, Pascal Courty, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Gerald Marschke
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Measuring Government Performance: An Overview of Dysfunctional Responses, Pascal Courty and Gerald Marschke
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The JTPA Incentive System: Implementing Performance Measurement and Funding, Pascal Courty and Gerald Marschke
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Ten Years of WIA Research, Paul T. Decker
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Introduction [to What Works in Work-First Welfare], Andrew R. Feldman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
What Works in Work-First Welfare: Designing and Managing Employment Programs in New York City, Andrew R. Feldman
Publication: Upjohn Press
One-Stop Management and the Private Sector, David Heaney
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
A Formal Model of a Performance Incentive System, James J. Heckman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Do Short-Run Performance Measures Predict Long-Run Impacts?, James J. Heckman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Lessons for Advancing Future Performance Standards Systems, James J. Heckman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Performance Standards and the Potential to Improve Government Performance, James J. Heckman, Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Do the Determinants of Program Participation Data Provide Evidence of Cream Skimming?, James J. Heckman and Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Local Responses to Performance Incentives and Implications for Program Outcomes, Carolyn J. Heinrich
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
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
Short-Term Net Impact Estimates and Rates of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Interaction of Workforce Development Programs and Unemployment Compensation by Individuals with Disabilities in Washington State, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Nonexperimental Impact Evaluations, Haeil Jung and Maureen A. Pirog
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Use of Market Mechanisms, Christopher T. King and Burt S. Barnow
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Customized Training, David A. Long
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Neither Easy Nor Cheap, Sheena McConnell, Peter Schochet, and Alberto Martini
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Designing Reliable Impact Evaluations, Larry L. Orr, Stephen H. Bell, and Jacob A. Klerman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Improving Impact Evaluation in Europe, Jeffrey Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Eligible Training Provider Lists and Consumer Report Cards, Carl E. Van Horn and Aaron Fichtner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Financial Performance Incentives, Stephen A. Wandner and Michael Wiseman
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
2010
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
Individual Training Accounts Provided under the U.S. Workforce Investment Act, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers
Setting and Adjusting Workforce Performance Targets, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers
Mothers' Work and Children's Lives: Low-Income Families after Welfare Reform, Rucker C. Johnson, Ariel Kalil, and Rachel E. Dunifon
Publication: Upjohn Press
The Road to Welfare Reform, Rucker C. Johnson, Ariel Kalil, and Rachel E. Dunifon
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Policies for Displaced Workers: An American Perspective, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Unemployment after Welfare Reform, Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
From Workforce Research to Workforce Policy, Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Introduction [to Solving the Reemployment Puzzle], Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Solving the Reemployment Puzzle: From Research to Policy, Stephen A. Wandner
Publication: Upjohn Press
2009
What We Know about the Impacts of Workforce Investment Programs, Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. Smith
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Journal Articles
Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Book Chapters
Improving Performance Measures for the Nation's Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
The Response of the U.S. Workforce System to the Needs of Workers During the Current Recession, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers
U.S. Training and Re-Training Programs in the Economic Crisis, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Periodical Articles
Tools to Transform the Workforce Development System, Randall W. Eberts and Christopher J. O'Leary
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Does the Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Conference Papers
Evaluating WIA Using Administrative Data, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Conference Papers
Net Impacts of Workforce Development Programs on Individuals with Low Earnings, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Presentations
Return on Investment Analysis of a Selected Set of Workforce System Programs in Indiana, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Reports
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Net Impact Estimates and Rates of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Conference Papers
Workforce System Net Impact Estimates and Rates of Return: Performance Measures?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Presentations
Employment and Training Policy in the United States during the Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers
Setting and Adjusting Performance Goal Targets, Gloria Salas-Kos and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers
Women, Work, and Welfare Reform, Kristin S. Seefeldt
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
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