This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive and
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …

This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive and
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …

We summarize the estimates from over 200 recent studies of active labor market programs.
We classify the estimates by type of program and participant group, and distinguish between …

This paper empirically assesses the wage effects of the Job Corps program, one of the
largest federally-funded job training programs in the United States. Even with the aid of a …

This paper considers alternative policies for promoting skill formation that are targeted to
different stages of the life cycle. We demonstrate the importance of both cognitive and …

ABSTRACT A growing body of work suggests that education offers a wide-range of benefits
that extend beyond increases in labor market productivity. Improvements in education can …

This paper applies a unified methodology to multiple data sets to estimate both the levels
and trends in US high school graduation rates. We establish that (a) the true rate is …

Using both historical and contemporary contexts, The Child Welfare Challenge examines
major policy practice and research issues as they jointly shape child welfare practice and its …

This paper considers alternative policies for promoting skill formation that are targetted to
different stages of the life cycle. We demonstrate the importance of both cognitive and …

One consequence of the tremendous growth in the number of persons under supervision of
the criminal justice system, whether incarcerated, on parole, or on probation, is the effect of …