Leadership experiences, labor market entry, and early career trajectories

Martin Lundin (), Oskar Skans and Pär Zetterberg ()
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Martin Lundin: IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy, Postal: Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy, P O Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden, http://www.ifau.se
Pär Zetterberg: Uppsala universitet, Postal: Uppsala, Sweden

No 2016:2, Working Paper Series from IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

Abstract: We study how leadership experiences before labor market entry affect subsequent labor market performance, using a regression discontinuity design to isolate the causal effects. The design is applied to elections of representatives at Swedish student union (SU) councils. Archive data on winning and losing candidates at three major Swedish universities are mapped to register data on their subsequent labor market careers. The results show that students who acquired a position in the SU councils are more likely to have a rapid transition into employment than candidates who just missed getting to get such a leadership role. The employment effects are not confined to workplaces, organizations, or industries where previous candidates are employed, suggesting that the benefits of having been a student representative are general in nature. Elected representatives are more likely to hold a well-paid job within three years, but not thereafter. Overall, our estimates suggest that leadership experiences before labor market entry boost individuals’ initial career trajectories, whereas mid-term outcomes appear unaffected.

Keywords: leadership experiences; extracurricular activities; labor market entry; earnings; higher education; non-cognitive skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 I26 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2016-01-22
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Journal Article: Leadership Experiences, Labor Market Entry, and Early Career Trajectories (2021)
Working Paper: Leadership Experiences, Labor Market Entry, and Early Career Trajectories (2018)
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