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Acknowledgments

We express a special thanks to Connie Chang, ATP supervisory economist and the project manager, for her meticulous attention to all aspects of the endeavor, inspiration, and valuable comments and advice throughout. We also thank Stephanie Shipp, Director of ATP’s Economic Assessment Office; Jeanne Powell, Shawn McKay, and Prasad Gupte, also of the Economic Assessment Office; Barbara Cuthill, Group Leader for Information Technology and Applications, ATP; and John Hewes, former ATP program manager, for their careful reviews and many helpful comments. Elissa Sobolewski, Acting ATP Deputy Director, and Brian Belanger, former ATP Deputy Director, reviewed the final version of this report. We acknowledge the central role played by the many evaluators who conducted the body of 45 evaluation studies from which our report draws. We also acknowledge the excellent editorial assistance provided by Sheila Turnage, technical writer.

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Date created: July 13, 2004
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