Samenvatting
Due to the prevalence and important consequences of student work, the topic has seen an increased interest in the literature. However, to date the focus has been solely on measuring the effect of student employment on later labour market outcomes, relying on signalling theory to explain the observed effects. In the current study, we go beyond measuring the effect of student work and we examine for the first time what exactly is being signalled by student employment. We do this by means of a vignette experiment in which we ask 242 employers to evaluate a set of five fictitious profiles. Whereas all types of student work signal a better work attitude, a larger social network, a greater sense of responsibility, an increased motivation, and more maturity, only student employment in line with a job candidate's field of study is a signal of increased human capital and increased trainability.
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 101979 |
| Pagina's (van-tot) | 1-19 |
| Aantal pagina's | 19 |
| Tijdschrift | Economics of Education Review |
| Volume | 75 |
| DOI's | |
| Status | Published - apr 2020 |
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Funding Information:Disclosure statement. The authors declare that they have no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this study. We are grateful to the participants of the 4th Leuven Economics of Education Research Conference, the 24th Spring Meeting of Young Economists, and the 31st European Association of labor Economists Conference for their constructive suggestions and feedback that helped improve the quality of the manuscript. Parts of this work were supported by the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research ‘nccr - on the move’, which is financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
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