A cost-benefit analysis of the random assignment UK Employment Retention and Advancement Demonstration

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 31, 2013, Pages 4335-4354

  Greenberg, David ^a   Walter, Johanna ^b   Knight, Genevieve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b MDRC   (United States)

^c POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Low income workers; Monte Carlo analysis; Post employment assistance; Random assignment field experiment

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; INCENTIVE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879445738     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2013.776664     Document Type: Article

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