Impact Estimates Regarding Nonparticipants in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under the 2002 Amendments

Impact Estimates Regarding Nonparticipants in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under the 2002 Amendments

Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
Published: Aug 30, 2012
Publisher: Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates and Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research

Associated Project

Trade Adjustment Assistance Evaluation (TAA)

Time frame: 2011-2012

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Authors

Peter Z. Schochet

This report supplements the main impact evaluation report by focusing on program impacts for TAA-eligible nonparticipants who choose not to receive a significant TAA service. These workers may be affected by the TAA program for several reasons. First, TAA-eligible workers might receive Rapid Response services or other early intervention services funded by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) or Employment Services (ES), and One-Stop Career Center services. In addition, these workers could receive a waiver from the TAA training requirement, and thus, may have some contact with a TAA counselor. Consequently, these light-touch services could help eligible nonparticipants become reemployed, thereby obviating their need for more intensive TAA services.

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