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Examines state and federal workers’ compensation program changes in the 1990s and their effects on the disability insurance (DI) application rate.

Analyses of Safer Foundation (SF) recidivism rates demonstrate that formerly incarcerated persons seeking services at SF are significantly less likely to return to the Illinois Department of Corrections than are members of the general releasee...

Identifies the impact of math coursework on earnings after high school graduation and how completed coursework benefit both low-and high-skilled students in the labor market.

Tests the Short Employment Hope Scale (EHS-14) in capturing the state of a person’s psychological empowerment, motivation, skills and resources, and goal-orientation as a factor in workforce development.

Investigates how local employer practices can enable employees to successfully use the work-family programs designed to benefit them.

Explores the possible economic implications of large shifts in the supply of foreign-born, hired farm labor that could result from substantial changes in U.S. immigration laws or policies.

Presents findings from the pre-release and post-release interviews conducted with juveniles from four programs funded by the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative and comparison juveniles who did not receive services.

Summarizes findings to date from the evaluation of locally-funded workforce development services in Travis County, Texas.

Presents suggestive evidence on aspects of training funded by the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (under the 2002 amendments) that were associated with better outcomes for participants.

Provides impact estimates for participants of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program under the 2002 amendments.