2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Job Corps is the United State''s largest and most comprehensive training
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program for disadvantaged youth aged 16-24 years old. A randomized
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social experiment concluded that, on average, individuals benefited from
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the program in the form of higher weekly earnings and employment
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prospects. At the same time, ``young adults{''''} (ages 20-24) realized
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much higher impacts relative to ``adolescents{''''} (ages 16-19).
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Employing recent nonparametric bounds for causal mediation, we
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investigate whether these two groups'' disparate effects correspond to
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them benefiting differentially from distinct aspects of Job Corps, with
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a particular focus on the attainment of a degree (GED, high school, or
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vocational). We find that, for young adults, the part of the total
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effect of Job Corps on earnings (employment) that is due to attaining a
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degree within the program is at most 41\% (32\%) of the total effect,
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whereas for adolescents that part can account for up to 87\% (100\%) of
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the total effect. We also find evidence that the magnitude of the part
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of the effect of Job Corps on the outcomes that works through components
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of Job Corps other than degree attainment (e.g., social skills, job
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placement, residential services) is likely higher for young adults than
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for adolescents. That those other components likely play a more
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important role for young adults has policy implications for more
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effectively servicing participants. More generally, our results
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illustrate how researchers can learn about particular mechanisms of an
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intervention.'
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affiliation: 'Bampasidou, M (Corresponding Author), Univ Florida, Gainesville, FL
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32611 USA.
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Bampasidou, Maria, Univ Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA.
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Flores, Carlos A., Calif Polytech State Univ San Luis Obispo, Dept Econ, San Luis
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Obispo, CA 93407 USA.
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Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Parisian, Daniel J., SUNY Binghamton, Dept Econ, Binghamton,
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NY 13902 USA.
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Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso, IZA, Bonn, Germany.'
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author: Bampasidou, Maria and Flores, Carlos A. and Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso and Parisian,
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Daniel J.
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author_list:
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- family: Bampasidou
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given: Maria
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- family: Flores
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given: Carlos A.
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- family: Flores-Lagunes
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given: Alfonso
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- family: Parisian
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given: Daniel J.
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booktitle: 'FACTORS AFFECTING WORKER WELL-BEING: THE IMPACT OF CHANGE IN THE LABOR
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MARKET'
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/S0147-912120140000040004
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editor: Polachek, SW and Tatsiramos, K
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files: []
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isbn: 978-1-78441-149-7; 978-1-78441-150-3
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keywords: 'Job Corps training program; degree attainment; causal mediation;
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nonparametric bounds'
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keywords-plus: BOUNDS; IDENTIFICATION; WAGES; AVERAGE
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language: English
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number-of-cited-references: '43'
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pages: 113-156
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papis_id: 780efdbdd7f92d2e1b32425aaf9ca971
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ref: Bampasidou2014roledegree
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researcherid-numbers: Bampasidou, Maria/ITV-5484-2023
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series: Research in Labor Economics
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times-cited: '5'
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title: THE ROLE OF DEGREE ATTAINMENT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF JOB CORPS ON ADOLESCENTS
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AND YOUNG ADULTS
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000358165600004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '4'
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volume: '40'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Industrial Relations \& Labor
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year: '2014'
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