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The Long-Term Effects of Career Guidance in High School and Student Financial Aid: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

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  • Laetitia Renée

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This paper studies the effects of a randomized control trial in which Canadian high school students were randomly invited to participate in a career guidance program during high school and/or made eligible for extra financial aid conditional on college enrollment. I use administrative records to examine the effects of the interventions on college enrollment, graduation, and income up to age 29. The guidance intervention increased students' four-year college enrollment and graduation rates and had positive effects on individuals' income in adulthood. The financial aid intervention had a significantly lower impact on individuals' income in adulthood despite also increasing college enrollment.

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  • Laetitia Renée, 2025. "The Long-Term Effects of Career Guidance in High School and Student Financial Aid: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 17(2), pages 165-183, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejapp:v:17:y:2025:i:2:p:165-83
    DOI: 10.1257/app.20230342
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    JEL classification:

    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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