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Northwest Economic Research Center College of Urban and Public Affairs

Northwest Economic Research Center College of Urban and Public Affairs. Vocational Rehabilitation Results January 23, 2013. Presentation Outline. Descriptive statistics for program and comparison groups Program and comparison group employment figures Return on investment Impact analysis

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Northwest Economic Research Center College of Urban and Public Affairs

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  1. Northwest Economic Research Center College of Urban and Public Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Results January 23, 2013

  2. Presentation Outline • Descriptive statistics for program and comparison groups • Program and comparison group employment figures • Return on investment • Impact analysis • End

  3. Descriptive statistics for program and comparison groups

  4. Age & Gender

  5. Education

  6. Race & ethnicity

  7. Types of disability

  8. Program and Comparison Group Employment Figures

  9. Select Model Variables • Plan (binary) • Gender • Regional unemployment • Program time • Total purchase of services • Services received • Disability level • Race • Education level • Marital status • TANF, SSDI, & SSI • Age at eligibility • Year of exit

  10. Other significant variables • Gender • Regional Unemployment Rate • Program Time • Total Purchase of Services • Marital Status • TANF, SSI, SSDI • Bachelors Degree, AA Degree or Equivalent, some college • Most Significant Disability • Drug and alcohol programs • Job Retention, Job Maintenance, Job Readiness

  11. Effect of program participation on wages Difference-in-Difference

  12. Effect of program participation on hours Effect of program on likelihood of employment

  13. Effect of plan by quintile 1st Quintile (Least Likely) -> 5th Quintile (Most likely)

  14. Boosted regression results for plan influence Influence is percent of variation in earnings accounted for by program participation.

  15. Boosted regression break-down

  16. Return on Investment

  17. Impact Curves

  18. Impact Analysis Results

  19. Purchase of Service Impacts

  20. Top Ten Employment Impacts Summary

  21. Top ten employment impacts(1-5)

  22. Top ten employment impacts (6-10)

  23. Opportunities for Expansion

  24. Thank you, http://www.pdx.edu/NERC

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