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The Responses Of Youth To A Cash Transfer Conditional On Schooling: A Quasi‐Experimental Study

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  • Maria Knoth Humlum
  • Rune Majlund Vejlin

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We investigate the effects of financial aid on student employment and academic outcomes in high school. We exploit administrative differences in the amount of financial aid received based on timing of birth to identify the causal effects of interest. Specifically, individuals born early in a quarter receive less financial aid than comparable individuals born late in the previous quarter. We find that receiving less aid induces individuals to work more during high school. However, we do not find any evidence that receiving less financial aid and thereby working more is associated with any adverse outcomes, such as a lower high school grade point average.
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  • Maria Knoth Humlum & Rune Majlund Vejlin, 2013. "The Responses Of Youth To A Cash Transfer Conditional On Schooling: A Quasi‐Experimental Study," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(4), pages 628-649, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:japmet:v:28:y:2013:i:4:p:628-649
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    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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