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Student employment and academic performance: an empirical exploration of the primary orientation theory

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  • Stijn Baert
  • Ive Marx
  • Brecht Neyt
  • Eva Van Belle
  • Jasmien Van Casteren

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This study empirically assesses the thesis that student employment only hurts academic performance for students with a primary orientation towards work (versus school). To this end, we analyse unique data on tertiary education students’ intensity of and motivation for student employment by means of a state-of-the art moderation model. We find, indeed, only a negative association between hours of student work and the percentage of courses passed for work-oriented students. This finding may explain the contradictory results in the literature neglecting this factor.

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  • Stijn Baert & Ive Marx & Brecht Neyt & Eva Van Belle & Jasmien Van Casteren, 2018. "Student employment and academic performance: an empirical exploration of the primary orientation theory," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(8), pages 547-552, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:25:y:2018:i:8:p:547-552
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2017.1343443
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    1. Brecht Neyt & Eddy Omey & Dieter Verhaest & Stijn Baert, 2019. "Does Student Work Really Affect Educational Outcomes? A Review Of The Literature," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(3), pages 896-921, July.
    2. Havranek, Tomas & Kroupova, Katerina & Irsova, Zuzana, 2021. "Student Employment and Education: A Meta-Analysis," CEPR Discussion Papers 16550, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    3. Van Belle, Eva & Caers, Ralf & Cuypers, Laure & De Couck, Marijke & Neyt, Brecht & Van Borm, Hannah & Baert, Stijn, 2020. "What do student jobs on graduate CVs signal to employers?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    4. By Stijn Baert & Brecht Neyt & Eddy Omey & Dieter Verhaest, 2022. "Student work during secondary education, educational achievement, and later employment: a dynamic approach," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 63(3), pages 1605-1635, September.
    5. Lesner, Rune Vammen & Damm, Anna Piil & Bertelsen, Preben & Pedersen, Mads Uffe, 2022. "The Effect of School-Year Employment on Cognitive Skills, Risky Behavior, and Educational Achievement," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    6. Maksura Akter & Mahtab Uddin & Mohammad Jakaria, 2019. "The Effect of Students’ Part time Employment on their Academic Performances: Evidence from Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh," International Journal of Science and Business, IJSAB International, vol. 3(3), pages 256-263.

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