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PROTOCOL: Early childhood education programs for improving the development and achievement of low‐income children: a systematic review by Besharov, Douglas J., Call, Douglas M., Scott, Jason M.

“…This project seeks to answer questions about the effectiveness of early childhood programs in meeting their important goals, paying careful attention to the…”
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Program Evaluation’s Path to Greater Policy Relevance: Learning From Rossi’s Iron Laws by Besharov, Douglas J.

“…In a 1987 article, Peter R. Rossi promulgated “The Iron Law of Evaluation and Other Metallic Rules.” The Metallic Laws were meant as an informal (and humorous)…”
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Innovation Inducement Prizes: Connecting Research to Policy by Williams, Heidi

“…Innovation inducement prizes have been used for centuries. In the United States, a recent federal policy change—the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of…”
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Rigorous Impact Evaluation in Europe by Besharov, Douglas J., Barbetta, Gian Paolo

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The Workforce Investment Act: Implementation experiences and evaluation findings by Besharov, Douglas J, Cottingham, Phoebe H

“…pt. 1. Understanding WIA. An overview of WIA / Dianne Blank, Laura Heald, and Cynthia Fagnoni -- pt. 2. Program implementation. The use of market mechanisms /…”
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Spurring Job Creation in Response to Severe Recessions: Reconsidering Hiring Credits by Neumark, David

“…The continuing adverse labor market effects of the Great Recession have intensified interest in policy efforts to spur job creation. In periods when labor…”
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Reconceiving SNAP: Is Nutritional Assistance Really Income Support? by Besharov, Douglas J.

“…Since its creation, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has changed from an antihunger program to an income-supplementation program. Because…”
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An economic view of food deserts in the united states by Bitler, Marianne, Haider, Steven J.

“…Considerable policy and academic attention has been focused on the topic of food deserts. We consider this topic from an economic perspective. First, we…”
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COLLABORATION AMONG GOVERNMENT, MARKET, AND SOCIETY: FORGING PARTNERSHIPS AND ENCOURAGING COMPETITION by Jing, Yijia, Besharov, Douglas J.

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America's Disconnected Youth: Toward a Preventive Strategy by Besharov, Douglas J., Ed

“…This book reports on the first stages of a project to increase understanding about why some young people have difficulty making transitions to productive…”
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Family violence: research and public policy issues by Besharov, Douglas J

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Improving the Quality of Public Services: A Multinational Conference on Public Management by Besharov, Douglas J., Barabashev, Alexey, Baehler, Karen, Klerman, Jacob Alex

“…In his plenary talk, The Intersection of Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation: Searching for the Counterfactual, Douglas Besharov of the University…”
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Presidential address: From the Great Society to continuous improvement government: Shifting from "does it work?" to "what would make it better?" by Besharov, Douglas J.

“…In the 1960s, various social programs were started (like Head Start) or dramatically expanded (like AFDC). Loosely, this period of expansion is called the…”
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS: ASIAN SOCIAL PROTECTION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE by Baehler, Karen J., Besharov, Douglas J.

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS: LABOR ACTIVATION IN A TIME OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT: LESSONS FROM ABROAD by Besharov, Douglas J., Call, Douglas M., Scarpetta, Stefano

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European measures of income, poverty, and social exclusion: Recent developments and lessons for U.S. poverty measurement by Besharov, Douglas J., Couch, Kenneth

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Teaching in Today's Global Classroom: Policy Analysis in Cross-National Settings by Besharov, Douglas J., Oser, Jennifer

“…Although the center of gravity of policy research and analysis remains in the United States, the rest of the world is rapidly catching up. The same is true for…”
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Income Transfers Alone Won't Eradicate Poverty by Besharov, Douglas J, Call, Douglas M

“…Even in the current economic situation, in developed countries, rhetoric about cutting "poverty" is misleadingly outmoded--because it implicitly suggests that…”
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Head start: Mend it, don't expand it (yet) by Besharov, Douglas J., Higney, Caeli A.

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Lessons from the 2008-2009 Recession: Response to Plotnick by Besharov, Douglas J., Call, Douglas M.

“…According to economists Craig Gunderson and James Ziliak, "Poverty tends to persist at the household level. . . and thus more aggregated measures are likely to…”
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