Publications

Each year, MDRC produces more than 40 publications — including
research reports, policy and practitioner briefs, “how-to” guides, and
methodological working papers — that explain the findings from our
projects and discuss their implications for policy and practice.

 

FEATURED Publications

  1. Brief

    Encouraging Savings for Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals

    Preliminary Implementation Findings from the SaveUSA Evaluation

    SaveUSA, a pilot program in New York City, Newark, San Antonio, and Tulsa, offers a matched savings account to low-income tax filers, building on the opportunity presented by tax-time refunds, especially the Earned Income Tax Credit. This 12-page brief offers early implementation findings.

  2. Brief

    Using Social Impact Bonds to Spur Innovation, Knowledge-Building, and Accountability

    This article, first published in Community Development Investment Review, proposes a vision of a social impact bond model that moves beyond just achieving cost-savings to spurring innovation, knowledge-building, rigorous evaluation, and, potentially, outcomes that achieve other socially desirable goals.

  3. Report

    Fast Forward

    A Case Study of Two Community College Programs Designed to Accelerate Students Through Developmental Math

    “Acceleration” strategies seek to help developmental students progress to college-level math quicker. This report examines two models: one at Broward College compresses a traditional 16-week course into eight weeks and another at Tarrant County College divides a course into modules, allowing students to skip content they’ve already mastered.

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS

MOST VIEWED Publications

  1. The Effects of Marriage and Divorce on Families and Children
  2. State Welfare Time-Limit Policies and Their Effects on Families
  3. Welfare-to-Work Program Benefits and Costs
  4. Career Academies: Long-Term Impacts on Work, Education, and Transitions to Adulthood
  5. Sustained Positive Effects on Graduation Rates Produced by New York City’s Small Public High Schools of Choice

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