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The Struggle to Sustain Employment: The Effectiveness of the Postemployment Services Demonstration

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  • Anu Rangarajan
  • Tim Novak

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Final report from the first rigorous study of four employment retention programs shows that broad case-management approaches alone are unlikely to promote employment success.

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  • Anu Rangarajan & Tim Novak, "undated". "The Struggle to Sustain Employment: The Effectiveness of the Postemployment Services Demonstration," Mathematica Policy Research Reports c4e6d87221b84a5ab66f03d2c, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    1. Anu Rangarajan & Alicia Meckstroth & Tim Novak, "undated". "The Effectiveness of the Postemployment Services Demonstration: Preliminary Findings," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 1ba09158165f437187143c4dc, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    2. Michelle Derr & Pamela Holcomb, 2010. "Employer Resource Networks: Uniting Businesses and Public Partners to Improve Job Retention and Advancement for Low-Wage Workers," Mathematica Policy Research Reports af457f270096457a9d4daa3ef, Mathematica Policy Research.
    3. Dorsett, Richard & Oswald, Andrew J., 2014. "Human Well-being and In-Work Benefits: A Randomized Controlled Trial," IZA Discussion Papers 7943, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Richard Hendra & James Riccio & Richard Dorsett & Philip Robins, 2015. "Breaking the low pay, no pay cycle: the effects of the UK Employment Retention and Advancement programme," IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 4(1), pages 1-32, December.
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