The effect of educational technology on college students’ labor market performance

Yi Lu and Hong Song ()
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Hong Song: Fudan University

Journal of Population Economics, 2020, vol. 33, issue 3, No 10, 1126 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents some of the first evidence on the effect of information and communications technology (ICT) on college students’ labor market performance. Using a large, representative survey of college students in China, we examine outcomes before and after students were exposed to technology-aided instruction, compared with students who were not exposed to such instruction. The results indicate that the ICT program significantly increased students’ likelihood of obtaining a job offer in the labor market and the wage they were offered. The positive effect comes from students’ increased use of computers and the internet for job search. While most previous studies of the use of technology in education focus only on students’ academic achievement and find zero or negative effects, our study demonstrates that technology may be an effective tool for improving college students’ labor market performance, and that the potential benefits of technology might be underestimated if we focus only on test scores and ignore students’ career development.

Keywords: Educational technology; Higher education; Labor market performance; Job search (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s00148-019-00756-3

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