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Young Baltimore parents feel immediate effects from guaranteed income

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Abt is evaluating guaranteed income pilots in several cities, including Baltimore. In this piece, Abt researchers Hannah Thomas and Randall Juras explain that we’ll be collecting “data on everything from spending to housing effects to more ‘squishy’ questions like the effects on peoples’ mental health and time spent with family,” which, of course, we’ll share in our findings.
Overcoming Undermatching in Postsecondary Education

Overcoming Undermatching in Postsecondary Education

Project
Where students go to college is key to their educational attainment and later economic success. However, 41 percent of students nationally and about half of those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds undermatch—meaning they don’t attend college or they…
Controlling the HIV Epidemic in Mozambique

Controlling the HIV Epidemic in Mozambique

Project
Mozambique has the eighth highest HIV prevalence in the world, with 12.6 percent of adults living with HIV, and one of the highest HIV mortality rates. The country has made strides in testing people for HIV and providing treatment. But a high proportion…
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Impact of Ready to Work Partnership Grants

Project
The Ready to Work (RTW) Partnership Grant program, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) following the 2008-2009 recession, was designed to prepare middle- to high-skilled individuals who had experienced long-term unemployment for occupations in…
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Spotlight On: Boosting Skills and Earnings

Spotlight On
For more than 30 years, Abt Global has conducted research on workforce development programs and their effectiveness raising participants’ skills to meet employers’ workforce needs and to increase employment and earnings prospects for workers.
Effectiveness of maternal influenza vaccination in Peru — PRIME cohort

Effectiveness of maternal influenza vaccination in Peru — PRIME cohort

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Incidence of confirmed influenza in pregnant women in Peru was twice as high for those who weren’t vaccinated compared with those who were.