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Types of Studies
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Impact Study (Controlled Experiment)
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To determine whether and to what extent the interaction of financial incentives with time limits and related activities, particularly community service jobs, increases unsubsidized employment and earnings, job retention, and hours worked, and whether it affects the types of jobs and wage levels.
To determine the effect of only changing financial incentives for ANFC (Vermont’s AFDC) single parents or two-parent cases.
To determine the extent to which WRP policies affect ANFC and food stamp receipt, income, self-sufficiency, and poverty.
To determine the impact of WRP and its key components on various subgroups of welfare applicants and recipients.
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Implementation/Process Study
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To determine the nature of the program being evaluated, the feasibility of replicating the program elsewhere, and the factors that contribute to the program’s successes or failures.
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Cost-Benefit Study
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To use the implementation and process work to provide key input into estimating cost and the impact work for estimating benefits.
To assess the benefits and costs of WRP from several perspectives.
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