Evaluating the Vocational Rehabilitation Program Using Longitudinal Data: Evidence for a Quasiexperimental Research Design  

Oleh:

Dean, David H. ; Dolan, Robert C. ; Schmidt, Robert M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Evaluation Review vol. 23 no. 2 (Apr. 1999), page 162-189.
Fulltext: 162.pdf (133.24KB)

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The study presents benefit-cost ratios for 14 disability cohorts served by the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program. The earnings impacts are estimated in a quasiexperimental framework using an internal comparison group. The earnings data are from a unique national panel constructed by linking client data of the Rehabilitative Services Administration with earnings histories from the Social Security Administration. These earnings data accommodate a series of statistical tests that allow us to identify and control for the presence of selection bias when estimating treatment impacts. The results indicate that the VR program is cost-effective in general, although not universally so across specific disabilities.

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