Back to Work: Testing Reemployment Services for Displaced Workers Howard S. Bloom First Chapter | Table of Contents 192 pp. 1990 $40.00 cloth 978-0-88099-097-4 $ paper A "Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, 1990" – Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University Bloom presents findings from the Texas Worker Adjustment Demonstration, a 2,192-person randomized experimental evaluation of reemployment programs for displaced workers conducted at three sites in Texas. This project demonstrated that a relatively inexpensive mix of job-search assistance and limited occupational skills training can be a cost-effective means of assisting displaced workers. The book also serves as an excellent companion text for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on program evaluation. It delivers practical insights into the design, implementation and analysis of randomized field experiments. "(Bloom's) findings will be of great interest as the nation confronts ways of dealing with job dislocation whether it is due to the peace dividend, trade competition, environmental legislation, or other developments." –Isabel V. Sawhill, The Urban Institute |