Back to Work: Testing Reemployment Services for Displaced Workers

Bloom presents findings from the Texas Worker Adjustment Demonstration, a 2,192-person randomized experimental evaluation of reemployment programs for displaced workers conducted at three sites in Texas. This project demonstrated that a relatively inexpensive mix of job-search assistance and limited occupational skills training can be a cost-effective means of assisting displaced workers.

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Authors:	Bloom, Howard S.
Institutions:	W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Subject:	job training \| workforce development \| human capital \| federal programs \| program evaluation

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Books from Upjohn Press.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	PDF is the book's first chapter
Classification:	J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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