Code for "What’s in a Job? Evaluating the Effect of Private Sector Employment Experience on Student Academic Outcomes"

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alicia Modestino, Northeastern University; Urbashee Paul, Northeastern University; Joseph McLaughlin, Boston Private Industry Council

Version:  View help for Version V1

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0000. README.pdf application/pdf 176.3 KB 05/06/2022 06:59:AM
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Project Citation: 

Modestino, Alicia, Paul, Urbashee, and McLaughlin, Joseph. Code for “What’s in a Job? Evaluating the Effect of Private Sector Employment Experience on Student Academic Outcomes.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-05-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/E169842V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Although subsidized summer jobs programs have been shown to improve youth outcomes, little is known about the effects of private sector employment experiences. We study a unique program that brokers employer-paid summer internships for youth across a variety of industries and occupations. Using administrative data, we employ fixed effects and matching models to estimate the impact of these internships on academic outcomes. We find private sector job experience significantly increases attendance, reduces course failures, and raises proficiency on statewide exams. Participants are more likely to take the SAT and enroll in college with a shift from 2-year to 4-year institutions.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources William T. Grant Foundation (187332)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms youth employment; high school graduation; postsecondary enrollment; matching models
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      C52 Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
      I21 Analysis of Education
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J48 Particular Labor Markets: Public Policy
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Boston, MA
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2015 – 2019
Universe:  View help for Universe
Participants in the Boston Private Industry Council summer internship program
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) program source code


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