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Exhaustees of Extended Unemployment Benefits Programs: Coping with the Aftermath of the Great Recession
(2016)
The Great Recession and the time period following it were characterized by the longest average unemployment durations seen since World War II. To support unemployed workers, supplemental Unemployment Compensation (UC) ...
Characteristics and Motivation of Participants in the Self-Employment Training Demonstration
(2016-06)
An important feature of the Self-Employment Training (SET) demonstration program is that it targets a narrow population. To qualify for SET, an individual must be a dislocated worker, unemployed worker, or underemployed ...
Impact Estimates Regarding Nonparticipants in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program under the 2002 Amendments
(2012-08)
One of two reports from the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program provide impact estimates, for both participants and nonparticipants, of the TAA program under the 2002 amendments. Estimated impacts ...
Understanding the Employment Outcomes of Trainees in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program under the 2002 Amendments
(2012-12)
This report presents suggestive evidence on aspects of training funded by the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program (under the 2002 amendments) that were associated with better outcomes for participants. The analysis ...
Case Management for Self-Employment Success: Emerging Lessons from the Self-Employment Training Program
(2016-06)
The Self-Employment Training (SET) pilot program is testing the benefits of using case management to support aspiring small business owners. As part of case management, SET advisers at experienced, carefully vetted ...
An Analysis of the 1981-82 Changes in the Extended Benefit Program
(1985)
In this report, the effects that recent changes introduced into the Extended Benefits (EB) Program in the early 1980s has had on the EB program is investigated. Quantitative estimates of the degree to which EB claims and ...
What Can We Expect under Personal Reemployment Accounts? Predictions and Procedures
(2004-01-23)
This study addresses important questions and issues to consider for implementing Personal Reemployment Account (PRAs). As a result, it can serve as a useful tool for ETA staff and state and local administrators. This study ...
An Analysis of Pooled Evidence from the Pennsylvania and Washington Reemployment Bonus Demonstrations
(1991-12)
This publication completes a major research effort conducted over the past eight years to determine the effectiveness of providing incentives to unemployed workers to speed their return to work. This effort represent a ...
An Analysis of UI Recipients' Unemployment Spells
(1983)
This report serves to evaluate how information collected by the Unemployment Insurance Service under the Continuous Wage and Benefit History (CWBH) System can be used to analyze unemployment insurance (UI) recipients' ...
What Does $1,000 in Seed Capital Buy?: Emerging Lessons from the SET Program's Offer of Microgrants for Business Start-Ups
(2016-06)
The seed capital microgrant is a key part of the Self-Employment Training (SET) demonstration. SET participants can apply for a microgrant of $1,000 intended to cover some of the costs of starting a business if they meet ...