MDRC

Year Up Job Training Evaluation

MDRC / Year Up · United States (multiple cities) · 2018 · Financial Services

Effect: +53% earnings gain for Year Up participants; $8,000 more per year at year 3

Financial Coaching for Low-Income Adults

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau / MDRC · United States (multiple cities) · 2015 · Financial Services

Effect: Credit score: +19 points at 12 months; savings: +$168 median; bill timeliness: +11 percentage points

New York City Family Rewards

NYC Center for Economic Opportunity / MDRC · New York City, USA · 2007 · Cash Transfers

Effect: Poverty rate: −11 pp during program; health insurance: +6 pp; high school course passing: +10 pp; sustained employment among those initially working: positive; effects mostly faded after payments ended

New Hope Project — Milwaukee Earnings Supplement

MDRC / New Hope Project · Milwaukee, WI, USA · 1994 · Benefits Enrollment

Effect: Employment: +12 pp at 12 months (largest for those not working at baseline); child outcomes: treatment group children showed higher academic achievement, better social skills, more time in structured childcare; children's academic advantage persisted at 5-year follow-up, strongest for boys (+.28 SD on academic achievement); adult effects faded substantially after program ended

Career Academies — MDRC Long-Term Evaluation

MDRC · Multiple US cities · 1993 · Education

Effect: Earnings at 8-year follow-up: +11% for all participants ($16,600 vs. $14,900); young men: +17% ($1,728 per year); no effect for young women; males also had higher rates of living with romantic partners and children — interpreting as more stable family formation