Lynn A. Karoly — Publications
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American Public School Pre-K Teacher Survey: Spring 2024 Technical Documentation and Survey Results
2025
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Creating a Nationally Representative Survey Panel of Public School Pre-K Teachers
2025
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Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program: Year 3 Findings
2025
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Instructional Resources in Public School–Based Pre-K: Findings from the Spring 2024 American Pre-K Teacher Survey
2025
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Universal Early Childhood Education and Care for Toddlers and Achievement Outcomes in Middle Childhood
2024
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Updated Estimates of the Cost of Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Oklahoma
2024
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Evaluation of Delaware's Opportunity Funding and Student Success Block Grant Programs: Third and Final Year
2023
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Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program: Year 2 Findings
2023
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Vermont Early Care and Education Financing Study: Estimated Costs, Financing Options, and Economic Impacts
2023
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The Widening Achievement Gap Between Rich and Poor in a Nordic Country
2023
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Approaches to Narrow Cost Analysis: A Report for CCDF Lead Agencies
2022
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Defining Narrow Cost Analysis: A Brief for CCDF Lead Agencies
2022
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Early Childhood Educators in Hawaiʻi: Addressing Compensation, Working Conditions, and Professional Advancement
2022
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Evaluation of Delaware's Opportunity Funding and Student Success Block Grant Programs: Second Year
2022
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Using a Narrow Cost Analysis to Inform Payment Rates: A Brief for CCDF Lead Agencies
2022
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Evaluation of Delaware's Opportunity Funding and Student Success Block Grant Programs: Early Implementation
2021
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High-Quality Publicly Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs: How Much Do They Cost?
2021
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Housing Insecurity and Sleep Among Welfare Recipients in California
2021
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Promoting Sustainability of Child Care Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for States in Allocating Financial Resources
2021
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Reimagining the Workforce Development and Employment System: How a More Connected System Can Support Students, Workers, and Firms
2021
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Understanding the Cost to Deliver High-Quality Publicly Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs
2021
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Assessing the Costs and Benefits of LifeSet, the Youth Villages Program Model for Transition-Age Youth
2020
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The Education Sector in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Themes for Recovery
2020
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Estimating the Cost of Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Oklahoma
2020
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Estimating the Costs and Benefits of LifeSet
2020
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Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program: Updated Findings Regarding Policy Implementation and Outcomes
2020
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Participation in State-Funded Prekindergarten in Oklahoma
2020
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Advancing Investments in Evidence-Based Early Childhood Programs in the Granite State
2019
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Advancing Investments in the Early Years: Opportunities for Strategic Investments in Evidence-Based Early Childhood Programs in New Hampshire
2019
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Cost Analysis of the South Carolina Child Early Reading and Development Education Program
2019
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A Descriptive Profile of CalWORKs Recipients and Their Families: Initial Findings from the First Wave of the California Socioeconomic Survey
2019
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Reimagining the Workforce Development and Employment System for the 21st Century and Beyond
2019
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Starting Strong Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018 Conceptual Framework
2019
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A System That Works: How a New Workforce Development and Employment System Can Meet the Needs of Employers, Workers, and Other Stakeholders
2019
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Understanding the Workforce of the South Carolina Child Early Reading and Development Education Program: Teacher Education Requirements and Professional Development Opportunities
2019
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Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus: Cost Study Final Report
2019
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The Big Lift Descriptive Analyses: Kindergarten Readiness and Elementary School Reading Outcomes for the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 Kindergarten Classes
2018
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The Big Lift Implementation Study: Final Report
2018
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The Big Lift Preschool, Two Years In: What Have We Learned So Far?
2018
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Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science
2018
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Big Lift Participation and School Entry Indicators: Early Findings
2017
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Big Lift Participation and School Entry Indicators: Findings for the 2016–2017 Kindergarten Class
2017
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The Costs and Benefits of Scaled-Up Pre-Kindergarten Programs
2017
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Decades of Evidence Demonstrate That Early Childhood Programs Can Benefit Children and Provide Economic Returns
2017
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The Economic Returns from Investing in Early Childhood Programs in the Granite State
2017
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Investing Early: Taking Stock of Outcomes and Economic Returns from Early Childhood Programs
2017
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Investing in the Early Years: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Early Childhood in New Hampshire
2017
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Quality Rating and Improvement Systems for Early Care and Education Programs: Making the Second Generation Better
2017
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Representativeness of the Low-Income Population in the Health and Retirement Study
2017
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Building Blocks for Expanding High-Quality Preschool
2016
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A Cost-Benefit Framework for Analyzing the Economic and Fiscal Impacts of State-Level Immigration Policies
2016
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The Economic Returns to Early Childhood Education
2016
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Evaluation of Delaware Stars for Early Success: Final Report
2016
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Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program: Findings Regarding the Initial Policy Implementation and Outcomes
2016
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Independent Evaluation of California's Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Quality Rating and Improvement System: Cumulative Technical Report
2016
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Independent Evaluation of California's Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Quality Rating and Improvement System: Cumulative Technical Report Executive Summary
2016
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Independent Evaluation of California's Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Quality Rating and Improvement System
2016
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Informing Investments in Preschool Quality and Access in Cincinnati: Evidence of Impacts and Economic Returns from National, State, and Local Preschool Programs
2016
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Options for Investing in Access to High-Quality Preschool in Cincinnati
2016
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Understanding the Costs and Benefits of State-Level Immigration Policies
2016
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Considering Valuation of Noncognitive Skills in Benefit-Cost Analysis of Programs for Children
2015
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A Costly Divide: The Economic Impact of Gaps in Student Performance in Pennsylvania
2015
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The Economic Impact of Achievement Gaps in Pennsylvania's Public Schools
2015
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Evaluation of Delaware Stars for Early Success: Year 2 Report
2015
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Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Program: Background and Study Design
2015
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Improving QRISs Through the Use of Existing Data: A Virtual Pilot of the California QRIS
2015
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Independent Evaluation of California's Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Quality Rating and Improvement System: Half-Term Report
2015
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Intended and Unintended Effects of the War on Poverty: What Research Tells Us and Implications for Policy
2015
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Early and School-Age Care in Santa Monica: Current System, Policy Options, and Recommendations: Executive Summary
2014
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Early and School-Age Care in Santa Monica: Current System, Policy Options, and Recommendations
2014
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Evaluation of Delaware Stars for Early Success: Year 1 Report (2014)
2014
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Preschool Education Programs
2014
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Validation Studies for Early Learning and Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: A Review of the Literature
2014
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Fast Methods for Jackknifing Inequality Indices
2013
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Fast Methods for Jackknifing Inequality Indices
2013
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Local Quality Improvement Efforts and Outcomes Descriptive Study: Final Report: Executive Summary: A Governor's State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care Project
2013
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Local Quality Improvement Efforts and Outcomes Descriptive Study: Final Report: A Governor's State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care Project
2013
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Understanding Variation in Classroom Quality Within Early Childhood Centers: Evidence from Colorado's Quality Rating and Improvement System
2013
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Advancing the Professional Development System for California's Early Care and Education Workforce
2012
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Building Blocks for a Strong Preschool to Early Elementary Education System
2012
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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program
2012
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Dropping Out, Opting In: Why the National Guard's Youth ChalleNGe Program for High School Dropouts is a Solid Social Investment
2012
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A Golden Opportunity: Advancing California's Early Care and Education Workforce Professional Development System
2012
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How Would Programs Rate Under California’s Proposed Quality Rating and Improvement System? Evidence from Statewide and County Data on Early Care and Education Program Quality
2012
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Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Improvement Initiatives
2012
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Meeting the Challenge: The Economic Return on Investment in the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program
2012
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Moving to Outcomes: Approaches to Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
2012
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Toward Standardization of Benefit-Cost Analysis of Early Childhood Interventions
2012
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The Use of Early Care and Education by California Families
2012
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The Cost of Providing Quality Early Care and Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota
2011
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Cost Study of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program
2011
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Early Care and Education for Children in Immigrant Families
2011
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Toward Standardization of Benefit-Cost Analyses of Early Childhood Interventions
2011
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Employment and Self-Employment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
2010
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Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Self-Employment: The Case of Older Workers
2010
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The Role of Education in Preparing Graduates for the Labor Market in the GCC Countries
2010
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Small Business Assistance Programs in the United States: An Analysis of What They Are, How Well They Perform, and How We Can Learn More About Them
2010
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Using Matched Survey and Administrative Data to Estimate Eligibility for Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy Program
2010
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Using Matched Survey and Administrative Data to Estimate Eligibility for the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy Program
2010
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The Workforce and Economic Recovery: Effects of Hurricane Katrina
2010
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Composite Estimates from Incomplete and Complete Frames for Minimum-Mse Estimation in a Rare Population: An Application Fo Families with Young Children
2009
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The Effects of Work-Conditioned Transfers on Marriage and Child Well-Being: A Review
2009
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Estimates of Potential Eligibility for Low-Income Subsidies Under Medicare Part D
2009
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The Future at Work: Labor-Market Realities and the Transition to Adulthood
2009
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Labor-force Dynamics at Older Ages: Movements Into Self-Employment for Workers and Nonworkers
2009
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Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California: Issues, Policy Options, and Recommendations
2009
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Promoting Effective Preschool Programs
2009
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A Qualitative Study of Early Childhood Educators' Beliefs About Key Preschool Classroom Experiences
2009
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RAND Review: Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer 2009
2009
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Strategies for Advancing Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California
2009
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Supply of and Demand for Skilled Labor in the United States
2009
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Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version)
2008
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Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region
2008
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The Economics of Early Childhood Policy: What the Dismal Science Has to Say About Investing in Children
2008
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Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates
2008
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Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Executive Summary
2008
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Getting Ready for School: An Examination of Early Childhood Educators' Belief Systems
2008
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Prepared to Learn: The Nature and Quality of Early Care and Education for Preschool-Age Children in California
2008
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Room for Improvement in the Use of High-Quality Preschool Programs for California's Children
2008
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Small Business Assistance Programs in the United States: An Analysis of What They Are, How Well They Perform, and How We Can Learn More about Them
2008
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Valuing Benefits in Benefit-Cost Studies of Social Programs
2008
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What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy?
2008
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Early Care and Education in the Golden State: Publicly Funded Programs Serving California's Preschool-Age Children
2007
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The Effect of Retirement Incentives on Retirement Behavior: Evidence from the Self-Employed In the United States and England
2007
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The Effects of Work-Conditioned Transfers on Marriage and Child Well-Being: A Review
2007
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Employment and Self-Employment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
2007
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Forces Shaping the Future U.S. Workforce and Workplace: Implications for 21st Century Work
2007
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The Promise of Preschool for Narrowing Readiness and Achievement Gaps Among California Children
2007
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Publicly Funded Early Care and Education Programs for California Preschool-Age Children
2007
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Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance, and Other Factors
2007
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Who Is Ahead and Who Is Behind? Gaps in School Readiness and Student Achievement in the Early Grades for California's Children
2007
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Work and Well-Being Among the Self-Employed at Older Ages
2007
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Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs Database of Social Indicators: Final Report
2006
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Children at Risk: Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond
2005
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The Costs and Benefits of Universal Preschool in California
2005
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County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California
2005
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Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise
2005
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The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California: Executive Summary
2005
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The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California
2005
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The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Bay Area Region
2005
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The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Capital Region
2005
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The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for San Diego County
2005
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The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for Orange County
2005
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The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Inland Empire Region
2005
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The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for Los Angeles County
2005
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The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Central Coast Region
2005
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The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Central Valley Region
2005
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Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
2005
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RAND Review: Vol. 29, No. 3, Fall 2005
2005
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Welfare Reform: Effects of a Decade of Change
2005
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Welfare Reform, Work and Wages: A Summary of the US Experience
2005
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The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States
2004
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Changes in the Distribution of Individual Earnings in the United States: 1967-1986
2004
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The Future at Work: Trends and Implications
2004
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Self-employment Among Older U.S. Workers
2004
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Self-Employment Trends and Patterns Among Older U.S. Workers
2004
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Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance, and Other Factors
2004
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Consequences of Welfare Reform: A Research Synthesis
2002
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A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We've Learned About Welfare Usage and Economic Outcomes
2002
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A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We’ve Learned About Child Well-Being
2002
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Final Report for Policy Evaluation of the Effect of the 1996 Welfare Reform Legislation on SSI Benefits for Disabled Children
2002
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RAND Review: Vol. 26, No. 3, Fall 2002
2002
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Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
2001
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Assessing Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention Programs: Overview and Applications to the Starting Early, Starting Smart Program: Executive Summary
2001
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Assessing Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention Programs: Overview and Applications to the Starting Early, Starting Smart Program
2001
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Directions for Cost and Outcome Analysis of Starting Early Starting Smart: Summary of a Cost Expert Meeting
2001
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Effects of the 1996 Welfare Reform Changes on the SSI Program
2001
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Estimating the Effect of Work Requirements on Welfare Recipients: A Synthesis of the National Literature
2001
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Health Insurance and Retirement Behavior: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey
2001
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Investing in the Future: Reducing Poverty Through Human Capital Investments
2001
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Extending Health Care Insurance to Specific Populations: Profile of RAND Work
2000
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Retiree Health Benefits and Retirement Behavior: Implications for Health Policy
1999
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Background and Study Design Report for Policy Evaluation of the Effect of the 1996 Welfare Reform Legislation on SSI Benefits for Disabled Children
1998
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Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings
1998
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Effects of Access to Post-Retirement Health Insurance on Retirement Behavior and Insurance Coverage
1998
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Growing economic disparity in the US : assessing the problem and the policy options
1998
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Health Insurance and Labor Market Transitions of Older Workers
1998
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: Effect on the Health Insurance Status of Early Retirees
1998
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The Implications of Employment Liability for Welfare Reform
1998
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Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
1998
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Health Insurance and Retirement Behavior: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey
1997
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Anatomy of the U.S. income distribution : two decades of change
1996
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IFLS [electronic resource]: 1993 Indonesian Family Life Survey
1996
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The 1993 Indonesian Family Life Survey: Overview and Field Report
1995
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Demographic Change, Rising Earnings Inequality, and the Distribution of Personal Well-Being, 1959-1989
1995
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The Effect of Access to Post-Retirement Health Insurance on the Decision to Retire Early
1995
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The Transition to Stable Employment: The Experience of U.S. Youth in Their Early Labor Market Career
1995
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The Transition to Stable Employment: The Experience of U.S. Youth in Their Early Labor Market Career
1995
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When Do They Settle Down? : Young People in the U.S. Labor Market
1995
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Demographics, Sectoral Change, and Changing Relative Wages: A Regional Approach
1994
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Trends and future directions in youth labor markets : implications for Army recruiting
1994
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Trends in Income Inequality: The Impact Of, and Implications For, Tax Policy
1994
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Using regional data to reexamine the contribution of demographic and sectoral changes to increasing U.S. wage inequality
1994
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The Widening Income and Wage Gap in the United States
1994
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Young men and the transition to stable employment
1994
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Employment Effects of Worker Protection: Evidence from the United States
1993
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The Role of the Job Counselor in the Military Enlistment Process
1993
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Educational Matchmaking: Academic and Vocational Tracking in Comprehensive High Schools
1992
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High School Vocational Education: Low Esteem, Little Clout
1992
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Labor Market Responses to Employer Liability
1992
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A Pound of Prevention? The Indirect Cost of New Wrongful-Termination Laws
1992
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Study 10: Retirement and Health Insurance Coverage
1992
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The Trend in Inequality Among Families, Individuals, and Workers in the United States: A Twenty-Five-Year Perspective
1992
