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Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the JOBSTART program on employment, earnings, and education and training outcomes over a four-year follow-up period. About 2,300 youth were…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the effect of state-level sex and race discrimination laws passed before 1960 on employment and earnings outcomes for women and African Americans. The authors…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
This study’s objective was to assess the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the Civil Rights Act) and subsequent affirmative action executive orders on the employment share of African American…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to assess the effect of Executive Order 11246, a 1965 directive that subjected federal contractors to stringent antidiscrimination standards, by comparing the proportion of…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to assess the effect of Washington State’s Initiative 200 (I-200), which repealed affirmative action statewide, on racial and ethnic minority employment and wages. Using…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the implementation and impact of the Mental Health Treatment Study, which provided individual placement and support (IPS, an evidence-based model of supported…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
This report presented an implementation and impact analysis of the Utah Benefits Offset Pilot Demonstration Project (BOPD). The study examined pilot procedures and potential challenges for national…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of workplace literacy programs on workers’ literacy and career and educational attainment. The authors randomly assigned workers in three sites to…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
This article summarized the findings of a process evaluation of the Transitional Employment Training Demonstration, which aimed to transition Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients with…Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of individual placement and support (IPS) on competitive employment, earnings, and income for U.S. military veterans with posttraumatic stress…
CLEAR Icon Key
Below is a key for icons used to indicate important details about a study, such as its type, evidence rating, and outcome findings.
High Causal Evidence
Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Moderate Causal Evidence
Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.
Low Causal Evidence
Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Causal Impact Analysis
Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention.
Descriptive Analysis
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.
Implementation Analysis
Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention.
Favorable
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.
Mixed
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.
None
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
Unfavorable
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
Not applicable
Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.
Favorable - low evidence
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Mixed - low evidence
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
None - low evidence
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Unfavorable - low evidence
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.