Applications of the VR-ROI Project: ROI Estimates for Virginia and Maryland

The Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 40(1), 57-72, 2019

38 Pages Posted: 5 Mar 2020 Last revised: 7 Mar 2020

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Robert M. Schmidt

University of Richmond

Christopher M. Clapp

University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy

John V. Pepper

University of Virginia - Department of Economics

Steven N. Stern

Stony Brooke University

Date Written: September 1, 2019

Abstract

This paper briefly describes and then implements the VR-ROI (Vocational Rehabilitation Return on Investment) Project’s model for applicants in state fiscal year 2007 to Virginia's Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (VA DARS) and to Maryland's Division of Rehabilitation Services (MD DORS). We present results that account for differences across disability, agency, VR service type and source, applicant characteristics, and county as well as national economic conditions. This approach provides a rich set of estimates that display considerable heterogeneity within each agency across three disability types (mental illness, physical impairment, and cognitive impairment) and seven service categories (diagnosis & evaluation, training, education, restoration, maintenance, job placement, job supports) within each disability type.

Keywords: Return on investment estimates, vocational rehabilitation (VR), mental illness, physical impairment, cognitive impairment, multiple service types, multiple service sources

JEL Classification: H51, J24

Suggested Citation

Schmidt, Robert M. and Clapp, Christopher and Pepper, John V. and Stern, Steven N., Applications of the VR-ROI Project: ROI Estimates for Virginia and Maryland (September 1, 2019). The Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 40(1), 57-72, 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3532014

Robert M. Schmidt

University of Richmond ( email )

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Christopher Clapp (Contact Author)

University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy ( email )

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John V. Pepper

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Steven N. Stern

Stony Brooke University ( email )

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