Note to Reviewer, 11-26-08, Non Subs. Change

11/24/08

Note to Reviewer:

This is to confirm the decision reached at our meeting today regarding the incentives to be used for the remainder of the baseline data collection in the Impact Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. Major findings from the experiment conducted since early September are found in the attached memo from Mathematica Policy Research, the subcontractor for the evaluation. As per our discussion today, the final incentive regime for the baseline survey will be:

For Group A - new cases: $25

For Group A – existing cases: $50 (at MPR’s discretion)

For Groups B-D: $50.

Thank you for your quick response to the materials sent last week and for your helpful guidance.

--Charlotte “Sande” Schifferes, Federal Project Officer

Evaluation Unit, Division of Research and Evaluation

Office of Policy Development and Research

Employment and Training Administration

U.S. Department of Labor