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Long-Term Analysis Of A Savings Program In Elementary School, Jennifer Davidson, William Walstad
Long-Term Analysis Of A Savings Program In Elementary School, Jennifer Davidson, William Walstad
Department of Economics: Faculty Publications
The prevalence of in-school savings programs (ISSPs) for children and youth is widespread, but research on their effectiveness is limited. This study investigates the long-term effects of an ISSP conducted in one U.S. elementary school. Survey data were collected on the financial behaviors of high school students, who participated in or did not participate in an ISSP while attending the same elementary school at the same time. The results from a probit analysis of data controlling for demographic variables showed that ISSP participants compared with non-participants were more likely to have a bank account in high school. They also were …
Age Discrimination And Academic Labor Markets, Sam Allgood
Age Discrimination And Academic Labor Markets, Sam Allgood
Department of Economics: Faculty Publications
In a sample of Canadian Ph.D.’s, Warman and Worswick (2010) report that forty-two percent obtained their degree at thirty-four years of age or older. One implication is that those starting their academic career vary in age. As a result, academic labor markets provide a somewhat unique way to investigate the outcomes of workers of different age with similar work experience. This study uses a national sample of over 9,000 faculty to look at the relationship between age at the time a person earns their degree and income. Older individuals are less likely to attend graduate programs in Carnegie Research I …