Institution profile
Mathematica
US-based policy research firm that has executed many of the federal government's randomized evaluations in welfare, education, and health policy.
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Experiments
1994–1995
Year span
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Positive findings
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Null findings
Top policy areas
- Education · 2
Experiments from Mathematica
- Mixed
National Job Corps Study
Mathematica Policy Research (Schochet, Burghardt, Glazerman) · United States (national) · 1995 · Education
Effect: At 4 years post-assignment: 12% increase in earnings ($22/week); 1.6 percentage point increase in employment; significant reduction in criminal behavior during the program years; criminal behavior effects faded after the program ended; credential attainment significantly higher in treatment group
- Mixed
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) National RCT
Mathematica Policy Research / US Department of Labor · United States · 1994 · Education
Effect: Adult women: +$1,500 earnings at 30 months (+12%); adult men: no statistically significant effect; out-of-school youth: negative effect during training; female youth: small positive effect