Examines beneficiaries who report having work goals or expectations, using the National Beneficiary Survey and matched administrative data.

To compare healthcare costs associated with initiating treatment on escitalopram or an alternative selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

This book chapter describes the existing research on the Workforce Investment Act and related programs, such as the Individual Training Account Experiment, and summarizes key findings.

This report investigates SNAP caseload dynamics from 2004 to 2006. It describes individuals' patterns of participation and explores reasons for entering and leaving SNAP, how long participants receive SNAP benefits, and whether they return to the program after exiting. It also examines whether...

Low-quality or nonexistent sanitation affects health and hinders economic development, especially in the world's poorest countries. To address this issue, the Water and Sanitation Program, a partnership administered by the World Bank and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched a...

This report documents the main findings from the impact evaluation of the IMAGINE Program, which was designed to improve educational outcomes of girls in Niger. Overall, IMAGINE had a 4.3 percentage point positive impact on primary school enrollment, no impact on attendance, and no impact on...