Better outcomes from economic and workforce development programs are possible when leaders are provided with more powerful information for decision making. Providing public agencies and outside researchers secure access to microdata within administrative records for policy analysis and program evaluation can help governments validate program impact, increase operational efficiency, and promote best practices and innovation across sectors.
Research on the power of data to advance economic and workforce development goals is expanding rapidly. Some recent works include:
Hollenbeck, Kevin M. 2005. "On the Use of Administrative Data for Workforce Development Program Evaluation." ETA Occasional Paper 2005-09. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
http://research.upjohn.org/externalpapers/23
Kitzmiller, E. M. 2013. "Creating a Community Resource to Evaluate Programs and Policies in Cuyahoga County," Actionable Intelligence For Social Policy,
http://www.aisp.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Cuyahoga-County_CaseStudy.pdf
Maxwell, Terrance A. and Tung-Mou Yang. 2011. "Information-sharing in public organizations: A literature review of interpersonal, intra-organizational and inter-organizational success factors." Government Information Quarterly. 28: 164-175.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2010.06.008
Mueser, P., Troske, K., and Gorislavsky, A. 2007. "Using State Administrative Data to Measure Program Performance." Review of Economic and Statistics (89:4), pp. 761-783.
http://faculty.smu.edu/millimet/classes/eco7377/papers/mueser%20et%20al.pdf
Steffens, S., N.d. "The Collaborative Nature of Colorado's Workforce Development Programs," Colorado Workforce Development Council.
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/atom/4121
VanLandingham, Gary. 2014. "Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Guide for Effective Government." Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative.
http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/assets/2014/11/evidencebasedpolicymakingaguideforeffectivegovernment.pdf
Balsekas, J. D. et. al. 1998. "Administrative Data for policy-relevant research: Assessment of Current Utility and Recommendations for Development."
http://public.econ.duke.edu/~vjh3/working_papers/adm_data.pdf
Gorislavsky, A., et. al. 2007. "Using State Administrative Data to Measure Program Performance." The Review of Economics and Statistics. 89(4): 761-783.
http://faculty.smu.edu/millimet/classes/eco7377/papers/mueser%20et%20al.pdf
Graham, F. S. et. al. 2016. "Navigating the Transparency– Privacy Paradox in Public Sector Data Sharing." American Review of Public Administration." 46(5): 569-591.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0275074014561116
Hollenbeck, Kevin M. 2005. "On the Use of Administrative Data for Workforce Development Program Evaluation." ETA Occasional Paper 2005-09. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
http://research.upjohn.org/externalpapers/23
U.S. Office of Management and Budget. 2016. "Building Evidence with Administrative Data." In Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2016.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2016/assets/ap_7_evidence.pdf
