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How Does Employment Affect Academic Performance Among College Students?

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  • Kathleen Arano

    (Fort Hays State University)

  • Carl Parker

    (Fort Hays State University)

Abstract

The likelihood of working while in school for college students has been increasing particularly as the cost of education has also been rising. This paper estimates the effect of student work on academic performance. The study uses a statistical procedure to account for the possibility that the number of hours worked is endogenous when modeling academic performance. The results indicate that student employment has a negative effect on academic performance for freshmen, but for upper classmen, the negative effect only occurs after working longer hours. The negative effect is weakest for juniors, followed by seniors and sophomores.

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  • Kathleen Arano & Carl Parker, 2008. "How Does Employment Affect Academic Performance Among College Students?," Journal of Economic Insight, Missouri Valley Economic Association, vol. 34(2), pages 65-82.
    • Handle: RePEc:mve:journl:v:34:y:2008:i:2:p:65-82
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    Cited by:

    1. Charles L. Baum & Christopher J. Ruhm, 2016. "The Changing Benefits of Early Work Experience," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 83(2), pages 343-363, October.
    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.

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    JEL classification:

    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education

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