BURT S. BARNOW, PH.D.
Burt S. Barnow, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research / Principal Research Scientist
Employment and training policy
Program evaluation
I have long been interested in what makes things work. As a labor economist, much of my work focuses on labor markets; over the years I have conducted a number of studies looking at whether particular labor markets experience shortages of workers and, if so, why the shortages have arisen. I have also conducted many studies of occupational training programs, including studies of how they are being implemented and how effective they have been. I teach the core course on program evaluation, and I have conducted evaluations on a variety of social programs including training programs, welfare, child support, and fatherhood programs.
My current research includes a study of the reasons why local workforce programs vary so much in how many of their customers receive training, an evaluation of a demonstration helping youth leaving foster care to enter the labor market, an evaluation of services provided to refugees, an evaluation of the Colorado Works welfare program, and an evaluation of a set of federally sponsored responsible fatherhood programs.
Dr. Barnow received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and a B.S. in economics from MIT. Before coming to Johns Hopkins, he was vice president of a consulting firm in Washington, D.C. He served nine years in the U.S. Department of Labor, most recently as director of the Office of Research and Evaluation for the Employment and Training Administration.
C.V.
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Current Research/Projects
Process and Implementation Evaluation of the Partnership for Fragile Families Initiative
Course Offerings
195.683 Seminar: Applied Evaluation
