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

Laëtitia Renée

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics2025https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20230342article
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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. (JEL D12, I21, I22, I23, I28, J31)

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@article{laëtitia2025,
  title        = {{The Long-Term Effects of Career Guidance in High School and Student Financial Aid: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment}},
  author       = {Laëtitia Renée},
  journal      = {American Economic Journal: Applied Economics},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20230342},
}

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Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.37 × 0.4 = 0.15
M · momentum0.60 × 0.15 = 0.09
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