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Supporting Self-Employment as a Reemployment Strategy: Impacts of a Pilot Program for Dislocated Workers After 18 Months

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  • Heinrich Hock
  • Mary Anne Anderson
  • Robert Santillano

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The Self-Employment Training (SET) pilot program was funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to test strategies for supporting dislocated workers interested in starting their own businesses. This report presents results from an evaluation of SET’s impacts on enrollee outcomes.

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  • Heinrich Hock & Mary Anne Anderson & Robert Santillano, "undated". "Supporting Self-Employment as a Reemployment Strategy: Impacts of a Pilot Program for Dislocated Workers After 18 Months," Mathematica Policy Research Reports e0233e6eb1d44124a0cb90bc8, Mathematica Policy Research.
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