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

Laetitia Renée

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2025, vol. 17, issue 2, 165-83

Abstract: 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-codes: D12 I21 I22 I23 I28 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1257/app.20230342

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