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Improving the Odds

Increasing the Effectiveness of Publicly Funded Training

By: Burt S. Barnow,Christopher T. King

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Improving the Odds

Increasing the Effectiveness of Publicly Funded Training

By: Burt S. Barnow,Christopher T. King

The labor market has changed dramatically in recent decades. In the 1980s an average of 2 million workers each year lost their jobs because of the increasingly global economy, rapid advances in technology, and corporate downsizing. During the same period, immigration increased and Congress passed welfare reform legislation that required many more Americans to join the workforce. Legislators have looked closely at federal job training programs in recent years, and in 1998 passed the two major acts mandating change. In Improving the Odds, experts on labor policy explore the effects of current programs on earnings and employment, recommend improvements in programs, and assess the methodologies used to measure their effectiveness. The editors offer several strategies to help policymakers design programs that fulfill the promise of keeping workers out of poverty. Contents: -Publicly Funded Training in a Changing Labour Market (Burt S. Barnow and Christopher T. King) -The Economic, Demographic, and Social Context of Future Employment and Training Programs (Frank Bennici, Steven Mangum, and A ndrew M. Sum) -Welfare Employment Programs: Impacts and Cost-Effectiveness of Employment and Training Activities (Lisa Plimpton and Demetra Smith Nightingale) -The Impact of Job Training Partnership Act Programs for Adult Welfare Recipients (Jodi Nudelman) -Training Success Stories for Adults and Out-of-School Youth: A Tale of Two States (Christopher T. King, with Jerome A. Olson, Leslie O. Lawson, Charles E. Trott, and John Baj) -Employment and Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth: Past Effects and Lessons for the Future (Robert I. Lerman) -Customized Training for Employers: Training People for Jobs That Exist and Employers Who Want to Hire Them (Kellie Isbell, John Trutko, and vBurt S. Barnow) -Training Programs for Dislocated Workers (Duane E. Leigh) -Methodologies for Determining the Effectiveness of Training Programs (Daniel Friedlander, David H. Greenberg, and Philip K. Robins) -Reflections on Training Policies and Programs (Garth L. Mangum) -Strategies for Improving the Odds (Burt S. Barnow and Christopher T. King).

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388

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The Urban Insitute

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ISBN 10

087766689X

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9780877666899

Evaluating Comprehensive State Welfare Reforms

The Wisconsin Works Program

By: Burt S. Barnow

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Evaluating Comprehensive State Welfare Reforms

The Wisconsin Works Program

By: Burt S. Barnow

Discusses issues involved in evaluating the new reforms, and applies those issues to the evaluation of welfare reform in Wisconsin.

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366

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SUNY Press

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0914341723

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9780914341727

Occupational Labor Shortages

Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures

By: Burt S. Barnow

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Occupational Labor Shortages

Concepts, Causes, Consequences, and Cures

By: Burt S. Barnow

Barnow, Trutko, and Piatak focus on whether persistent occupation-specific labor shortages might lead to inefficiencies in the U.S. economy. They describe why shortages arise, the difficulty in ascertaining that a shortage is present, and how to assess strategies to alleviate the shortage. Four occupations are used as test cases: 1) special education teachers, 2) pharmacists, 3) physical therapists, and 4) home health and personal care aides. For each of these occupations the authors summarize evidence that reveals whether it is currently or has recently experienced a labor shortage and suggest possible ways to alleviate the shortage if it is present. The authors close with a chapter discussing their conclusions and potential uses for occupational shortage data, including in helping determine immigration policy. They also discuss the limited nature of the occupational data currently collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and how the federal and state governments could expand their data collection efforts to assist policy formation."--Publisher's website

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W.E. Upjohn Institute

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0880994134

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9780880994132

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Improving the Odds

Improving the Odds

Evaluating Comprehensive State Welfare Reforms

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