The close connection between US and China in scientific research and education in the 2000s produced a large group of …

support program for disadvantaged youth living in the largest public housing project in Toronto. The program, called Pathways … to Education, bundles supports such as regular coaching, tutoring, group activities, free public transportation tickets … and bursaries for postsecondary education. In this paper, we use a difference-in-differences approach that compares …

We evaluate the aggregate, distributional and welfare consequences of alternative government education policies to … general equilibrium overlapping generations model with intergenerational linkages, a higher education choice as well as a … disciplined by US household survey data on income, wealth, education and time use. Studying the transitions induced by unexpected …

short run and on academic test scores, employment, and income in the long run, while suggesting that most parents will not …

This study explores the effect of in-person schooling on youth suicide. We document three key findings. First, using … experience increases in teen suicides in August, while areas with schools starting in September don't see youth suicides rise … queries and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey suggests that bullying victimization may be an important mechanism …

We conduct a randomized evaluation of two job-search support programs for urban youth in Ethiopia. One group of treated … interventions are designed to lower spatial and informational barriers to employment. We find that both treatments significantly … employment outcomes, and the job application workshop alleviates informational asymmetries by helping workers to signal their …

among adults in those families. Our review of available research suggests that employment within broadly defined demographic … groups was not reduced by the 2021 CTC changes. However, we present evidence that employment was reduced among mothers with … relatively low levels of education -- the demographic group that was most affected by the CTC expansion. For the 2021 CTC …