Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
Workshop on Evaluating State Welfare Reform Programs: Methods and Data
November 13-14, 1998
Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
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Friday, November 13 |
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 |
Welcoming Remarks and Objective of Workshop Robert Moffitt |
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9:15 |
Topic One: What Are the Policy Questions of Interest? Subtopics: What policies are most important? What outcomes are most important? Adult Outcomes? Child Outcomes? Discussants: Tom Corbett, Kathryn Edin |
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10:15 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 |
Topic Two: What Are the Study Populations of Interest? Subtopics: What is the study population? What kinds of leavers are being studied? What about entrants and new entrants? Long-termers vs short-termers? What is the unit of observation? What geographic coverage is obtained? Discussants: Joe Hotz, Rebecca Maynard |
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11:30 |
Topic Three: What Methodology Is Used for the Evaluation? Subtopics: What is the counterfactual of interest? How are cohorts defined? Are there comparison groups and what kind? Discussants: Rick Hanushek, Robert Moffitt |
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12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30 |
Topic Four: What Data Are Used for the Evaluation? Subtopics: Administrative data Linkages among adminstrative data sets Survey data Response rates and data quality Discussants: John Czajka, Robert Goerge, Werner Schink |
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3:00 |
Break |
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3:15 |
Topic Five: Open Discussion of General Issues Topics: Are there broader issues that are not being addressed? How do the evaluations fit into the state's overall research plan? What types of evaluations could be conducted if more time and money were available? Discussion Leader: Robert Moffitt |
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5:15 |
Workshop Summary |
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5:30 |
Adjourn |
