We use the principal‐agent model as a focal theoretical frame for synthesizing what we
know, both theoretically and empirically, about the design and dynamics of the …

Scholars have focused attention toward congressional influence over distributive grant
allocations, but they have less frequently examined the extent to which administrative …

Labor market policies succeed or fail at least in part depending on how well they reflect or
account for behavioral responses. Insights from behavioral economics, which allow for …

We study the effect of US Workforce Investment Act (WIA) training in two states using
matched employer–employee data. This allows us to estimate the impact of training on firm …

The United States has used employment and training programs as a policy tool during two
periods, first during the Great Depression, when work relief and other employment-related …

An important decision that must be made in operating training programs targeted toward
disadvantaged workers is whether the programs dictate the specific training programs that …

Vouchers are meant to increase competition and consumer choice in public service markets.
Using the example of training vouchers for the unemployed in the USA and Germany, we …

Realisation of Vision 2020, that is, to become a high-income country by 2020, requires
Malaysia to move up the production value chain, away from the current low-cost labour …

The Urban Institute is collaborating with JPMorgan Chase over five years to inform and
assess JPMorgan Chase's philanthropic investments in key initiatives. One of these is New …

This paper studies eight countries in which the regulation of unemployment benefits and
related benefits and the concomitant activation of unemployed individuals has a multi-tiered …