The benefits and costs of JTPA Title II-A programs: Key findings from the national Job Training Partnership Act study

Howard S. Bloom; Larry L. Orr; Stephen H. Bell; George Cave; Fred Doolittle; Winston Lin; Johannes M. Bos

doi:10.2307/146183

The benefits and costs of JTPA Title II-A programs: Key findings from the national Job Training Partnership Act study

Howard S. Bloom, Larry L. Orr, Stephen H. Bell, George Cave, Fred Doolittle, Winston Lin, Johannes M. Bos

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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This paper examines the benefits and costs of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title II-A programs for economically disadvantaged adults and out-of-school youths. It is based on a 21,000-person randomized experiment conducted within ongoing Title II-A programs at 16 local JTPA Service Delivery Areas (SDAs) from around the country. In the paper, we present the background and design of our study, describe the methodology used to estimate program impacts, present estimates of program impacts on earnings and educational attainment, and assess the overall success of the programs studied through a benefit-cost analysis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	549-576
Number of pages	28
Journal	Journal of Human Resources
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/146183
State	Published - 1997

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