The Early History of Program Evaluation and the U.S. Department of Labor
9 Pages Posted: 26 Apr 2014
Abstract
This paper contains a review of the early history of program evaluation research at the US Department of Labor. Some broad lessons for successful evaluation research are summarized.
Keywords: program evaluation, training programs, active labor market programs
JEL Classification: B4, C21, J8
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Ashenfelter, Orley C., The Early History of Program Evaluation and the U.S. Department of Labor. IZA Discussion Paper No. 8118, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2429597 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2429597
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