Stratagies for Improving Economic Mobility of Workers Bridging Research and Practice / Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Bruce D. Meyer, editors. [print]

Introduction/ Maude Toussaint-Comeau and Bruce Meyer-- Bringing together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to discuss strategies for improving economic mobility/ Maude Toussaint-Comeau-- Past trends and projections in wages, work, and occupations in the United States/ David Autor-- The earned income tax credit, welfare reform, and the employment of low-skilled single mothers/ Hilary Hoynes-- Reflections on economic mobility and policy/ Bruce D. Meyer-- Helping low-wage workers persist in education programs : lessons from research on welfare training programs and two promising community college strategies/ Lashawn Richburg-Hayes-- Financial aid and older workers : supporting the nontraditional student/ Bridget Terry Long-- Can residential mobility programs improve human capital? Comparing social mechanisms in two different programs/ James Rosenbaum-- What might improve the employment and advancement prospects of the poor? / Harry J. Holzer-- What we know about the impacts of workforce investment programs/ Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. Smith-- Correctional programs in the age of mass incarceration : what do we know about "what works" / John H. Tyler and Jillian Berk-- Comparing apples to oranges when evaluating community-based programs and services/ Robert LaLonde.