American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
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Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Learning Incentives: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in the United States
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 4,
no. 4, October 2012
(pp. 121–39)
Abstract
This paper reports on a randomized evaluation of a program designed to improve high school graduation and postsecondary education enrollment among low-performing high school students. Treated youths were offered mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards. The program was evaluated when the youths were 19, 21, and 24 years old. Treated youths obtained their high school diplomas earlier and were more likely than controls to attend postsecondary education. Five years after the end of the program, we find no significant overall effects of this intervention on employment outcomes. The program improved outcomes to a greater extent for the female enrollees than the male ones. (JEL D83, I21, I28, J13)Citation
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria. 2012. "Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Learning Incentives: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in the United States." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 4 (4): 121–39. DOI: 10.1257/app.4.4.121Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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