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Below are links to several reports that focus on the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.

  • National Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program : Characteristics of Workers Eligible under the 2002 TAA Program and their Early Program Experiences

    Series #: ETAOP 2010-06

    Full-Text: Available

    Release Year: 2010

    Author(s): Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

    Abstract

    As part of the National Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program, this report provides information about the characteristics and early program experiences of workers eligible for TAA under the 2002 Trade Act. Information was co...

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  • Linkages Between TAA, American Job Center Partners, and Economic Development Agencies : A Report Prepared As Part of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act

    Series #: ETAOP 2009-16

    Full-Text: Available

    Release Year: 2009

    Author(s): Social Policy Research Associates

    Abstract

    This report is based on site visits conducted from mid-2005 to mid-2006 to 41 American Job Center and the state-level offices...

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  • Initial Implementation of the Trade Act of 2002 : A Report Prepared As Part of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act

    Series #: ETAOP 2009-14

    Full-Text: Available

    Release Year: 2009

    Author(s): Social Policy Research Associates

    Abstract

    The Trade Act of 2002 significantly amended the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program which provides extensive training and benefits to dislocated ...

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  • Rapid Response and TAA : A Report Prepared As Part of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act

    Series #: ETAOP 2009-17

    Full-Text: Available

    Release Year: 2009

    Author(s): Social Policy Research Associates

    Abstract

    This report, based on site visits to 48 American Job Center in 23 states conducted from mid-2004 to mid-2006, is part of a lon...

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  • Assessment, Case Management, and Post-Training Assistance : A Report Prepared As Part of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act

    Series #: ETAOP 2009-15

    Full-Text: Available

    Release Year: 2009

    Author(s): Social Policy Research Associates

    Abstract

    This report is based on data from site visits conducted to 48 local American Job Center in 2004 and from mid-2005 through the ...

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  • The Labor Market Effects of Globalization and Trade Adjustment Assistance

    Series #: ETAOP 2005-11

    Full-Text: Available

    Release Year: 2005

    Author(s): University of Michigan

    Abstract

    This report discusses the effects of increasing globalization on the labor market in the labor market ...

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