Program Applicants as a Comparison Group in Evaluating Training Programs: Theory and a Test

Stephen H. Bell, Larry l. Orr, John D. Blomquist and Glen Cain
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Stephen H. Bell: Abt Associates
Larry l. Orr: Abt Associates
John D. Blomquist: Abt Associates

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Abstract: The authors begin with a thorough assessment of the many nonexperimental employment and training program evaluation techniques based on non-random comparison groups. These techniques typically use econometric methods to estimate the effects of employment and training programs by using comparison groups from non-program "external" sources. Then, recognizing the inherent drawbacks in these methods, Bell, Orr, Blomquist and Cain respond by reintroducing an evaluation method first implemented in the 1960s, the use of "internal" comparison groups consisting of nonparticipating program applicants.

Keywords: program evaluation; job training; training programs; program applicants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
ISBN: paper 9780880991575
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