by Matthew Eckel, Jess Belledonne, Bre Bambrick, Kali Grant, Zachariah Oquenda and Indi Dutta-Gupta | Feb 26, 2021 | Data & Workbooks
Subsidized employment programs—programs that use public funds to create temporary job opportunities—have positive impacts on employment and earnings for people facing barriers to employment. This workbook provides a detailed look at dozens of federal and state subsidized employment programs spanning over half a century, synthesizes evaluation data, and offers a resource for policymakers and advocates interested in subsidized employment as an equity-advancing response to unemployment.
by Indi Dutta-Gupta, Kali Grant, Matthew Eckel and Peter Edelman | Apr 13, 2016 | Brief, Report
Subsidized employment is a promising strategy for boosting incomes and improving labor market outcomes and well-being, especially for disadvantaged workers. This report represents findings from an extensive review of evaluated or promising subsidized employment programs and models spanning four decades that target populations with serious or multiple barriers to employment in the United States.
