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The Department of Labor awarded an Abt Global-a contract to build evidence about sector training programs to improve outcomes and advance equity for workers

The Social Security Administration and Abt released a book summarizing lessons from demonstration projects to improve outcomes for disability beneficiaries.

Supporting small businesses, promoting gender lens investing and innovative financing, strengthening human capital, and connecting entrepreneurs to markets, Abt works across sectors to build capacity at individual, firm and farm levels, and promote competitiveness, productivity, and job creation that serves industries and communities.

An Abt-led study finds apprentices’ earnings increased over time and employers experienced positive returns on investment.

Abt Global reports find women fare worse than men and low-wage workers fare worse than non-low-wage workers when employees take family and medical leave.

Abt-led Research from Large Public Policy Experiment Gives Conclusive Evidence on Potential Change to Disability Program Rules

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Researcher and policy analyst Karin Martinson has extensive knowledge of workforce development and income security policies affecting low-income populations.  With more than 30 years of experience, her research focuses on identifying effective strategies to assist disadvantaged groups seeking to gain a foothold in the labor market. The groups include low-skilled adults, cash-assistance recipients, the long-term unemployed, and those with disabilities or substance use disorders. She oversees Abt’s large portfolio of work at the U.S. Department of Labor and has worked with a wide range of federal and state agencies and philanthropic organizations.  She has led numerous research and evaluation projects, primarily in workforce and income support arena, as a project director, principal investigator, task leader, and content expert. She co-authored more than 50 research reports and briefs and contributed to published volumes on workforce policy.