Data and code for: (Incorrect) Perceived returns and strategic behavior among talented low-income college graduates
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jorge Agüero, University of Connecticut; Francisco Galarza, Universidad del Pacifico; Gustavo Yamada, Universidad del Pacifico
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Project Citation:
Agüero, Jorge, Galarza, Francisco, and Yamada, Gustavo. Data and code for: (Incorrect) Perceived returns and strategic behavior among talented low-income college graduates. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-05-05. https://doi.org/10.3886/E184222V1
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Job applicants use resumes to send signals to potential employers. Applicants are free to select the items that go in their resumes and are expected to include signals they perceive will help them achieve their goals and avoid those that they anticipate could hurt them. We show that 92% of beneficiaries of a highly selective scholarship for poor and talented students avoid listing this award when applying for jobs. This is consistent with beneficiaries perceiving a negative labor market return from sending that signal. A correspondence study shows instead that listing the scholarship increases call back rates by 20%.
Job applicants use resumes to send signals to potential employers. Applicants are free to select the items that go in their resumes and are expected to include signals they perceive will help them achieve their goals and avoid those that they anticipate could hurt them. We show that 92% of beneficiaries of a highly selective scholarship for poor and talented students avoid listing this award when applying for jobs. This is consistent with beneficiaries perceiving a negative labor market return from sending that signal. A correspondence study shows instead that listing the scholarship increases call back rates by 20%.
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Sample of resumes;
College graduates
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C90 Design of Experiments: General
J10 Demographic Economics: General
C90 Design of Experiments: General
J10 Demographic Economics: General
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Peru
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