Using place-based random assignment and comparative interrupted time-series analysis to evaluate the jobs-plus employment program for public housing residents

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 599, Issue , 2005, Pages 19-51

  Bloom, Howard S ^a   Riccio, James A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Community focused employment intervention; Impact analysis; Interrupted time series analysis; Jobs Plus Community Revitalization Initiative for Public Housing; Place based research

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744393045     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716205274824     Document Type: Article

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