Maclean, Johanna Catherine; Hill, Terrence D. - Economics Department, Temple University - 2015
In this study we test whether leaving school in an economic downturn impacts self-esteem. Self-esteem is an important … a downturn persistently depresses career outcomes, and career success is an important determinant of self-esteem. We … model responses to the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale as a function of the state unemployment rate at school-leaving. We …