Leadership Experiences, Labor Market Entry, and Early Career Trajectories

Martin Lundin (), Oskar Nordström Skans () and Pär Zetterberg ()
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Martin Lundin: Uppsala University
Oskar Nordström Skans: Uppsala University
Pär Zetterberg: Uppsala University

No 11434, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Matching archive data on election discontinuities to register data on labor market trajectories we estimate the causal effects of being elected into Swedish student union councils on subsequent labor market careers. Marginally elected students are much more likely to have a rapid transition into employment. Effects are not confined to establishments, organizations or industries where previous candidates are employed, suggesting that the benefits are general in nature. Elected representatives have higher labor earnings within three years, but not thereafter. Overall, leadership experiences before labor market entry boost individuals' early careers, whereas mid-term outcomes are unaffected.

Keywords: higher education; extracurricular activities; earnings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 I26 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 59 pages
Date: 2018-03
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Published - published in: Journal of Human Resources , Journal of Human Resources, 2021, 56 (2), 480-511

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Journal Article: Leadership Experiences, Labor Market Entry, and Early Career Trajectories (2021)
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