The Leisure Bias in Cost-benefit Analyses of Employment and Training Programs.

Greenberg, David H.

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ERIC Number: EJ543929

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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The Leisure Bias in Cost-benefit Analyses of Employment and Training Programs.

Greenberg, David H.

Journal of Human Resources, v32 n2 p413-39 Spr 1997

Develops a method for reassessing earnings benefits from employment and training programs to include costs of lost leisure. Suggests that ignoring lost leisure favors programs that emphasize job search or work requirements over investments in human capital. (SK)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Programs, Job Training, Labor Economics, Leisure Time, Statistical Bias

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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