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Comparison of Population-Representative and Volunteer Experiments: Lessons from the Social Security Administration's Benefit Offset National Demonstration (BOND)
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Stapleton, David C.; Bell, Stephen H.; Hoffman, Denise; Wood, Michelle – American Journal of Evaluation, 2020
The Benefit Offset National Demonstration (BOND) tested a $1 reduction in benefits per $2 earnings increase above the level at which Social Security Disability Insurance benefits drop from full to zero under current law. BOND included a rare and large "population-representative" experiment: It applied the rule to a nationwide, random…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Public Policy, Experiments, Comparative Analysis
Social Security and Part-Time Employment.
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Euzeby, Alain – International Labour Review, 1988
Discusses rules governing social security and their implications for part-time employees in various countries. Topics include (1) methods of financing social security, (2) benefits, (3) measures concerning the unemployed, (4) a floor for employers' contributions, (5) graduated contribution rates, and (6) financial incentives. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Employment Problems, Foreign Countries
The Effect of Nonrespondents on a Self-Administered Mail Survey.
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Krushat, W. Mark; Molnar, John I. – Evaluation Practice, 1993
After a mailed questionnaire and two follow-ups, hard-core survey nonrespondents were contacted to ask why they had not responded and what they would have answered had they responded. Results from 28 subjects indicate that efforts to pursue nonrespondents may be unnecessary, because bias resulting from nonresponse appeared minimal. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies
Australian Family Research Conference Proceedings (Canberra, Australia, November 23-25, 1983). Volume IV: Policies and Families.
Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne (Australia). – 1984
Fourth in a series of volumes containing the proceedings of the 1983 Australian Family Research Conference, this publication deals with policies and families in Australia. Papers and authors included are: "Improving Social Security Programs: Some Options and Barriers" (Andrew Burbidge), "Single Parent Families and Social Policies:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Decision Making