The 星空无限 is a premier women- and gender-focused, social-change oriented research-and-action institute at 星空无限. Our mission i /riwitr-research 2026-04-04T22:29:04-04:00 星空无限 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2022-03-16T11:21:48-04:00 2022-03-16T11:21:48-04:00 /Active-Projects/what-we-do-for-a-living-gender-differences-in-tasks-and-pay-whafl Liz Huang 2021-01-27T11:21:48-05:00 2021-01-27T11:21:48-05:00 /Active-Projects/did-paid-sick-leave-and-family-medical-leave-ameliorate-the-health-and-economic-effects-of-the-covid-19-pandemic Erika Zhang 2020-07-30T22:07:13-04:00 2020-07-30T22:07:13-04:00 /Active-Projects/entrepreneurship-and-social-mobility-of-women Stephanie Ward 2022-01-19T13:44:11-05:00 2022-01-19T13:44:11-05:00 /Journal-Publications/post-secondary-education-and-information-on-labor-market-prospects-a-randomized-field-experiment-2 Liz Huang

<p><img src="/images/stories/journalpub/teen-students.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 10px 10px 5px 0px; float: left; width: 224px;" />In this study, the researchers examined the impact of an information intervention offered to 97 randomly chosen high schools on post-secondary education applications and enrollment in Finland. Graduating students in treatment schools were surveyed and given information on the labor market prospects associated with detailed post-secondary programs.</p> <p>They found that students who were the most likely to update their beliefs due to the intervention started to apply to programs associated with higher earnings. However, this subgroup was too small to give rise to a statistically or economically significant impact on the overall application or enrollment patterns.</p> <p><em>This project was funded by the Higher Education and Innovation Network at the University of Helsinki.</em></p>

<p><img src="/images/stories/journalpub/teen-students.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 10px 10px 5px 0px; float: left; width: 224px;" />In this study, the researchers examined the impact of an information intervention offered to 97 randomly chosen high schools on post-secondary education applications and enrollment in Finland. Graduating students in treatment schools were surveyed and given information on the labor market prospects associated with detailed post-secondary programs.</p> <p>They found that students who were the most likely to update their beliefs due to the intervention started to apply to programs associated with higher earnings. However, this subgroup was too small to give rise to a statistically or economically significant impact on the overall application or enrollment patterns.</p> <p><em>This project was funded by the Higher Education and Innovation Network at the University of Helsinki.</em></p> 2019-10-02T15:52:48-04:00 2019-10-02T15:52:48-04:00 /Active-Projects/entrepreneurship-as-a-career-choice-for-women Elyssa Conley 2019-10-02T15:48:06-04:00 2019-10-02T15:48:06-04:00 /Active-Projects/family-friendly-how-are-firms-and-establishments-affected-by-state-paid-family-leave-programs Elyssa Conley 2019-02-13T12:17:06-05:00 2019-02-13T12:17:06-05:00 /Active-Projects/career-dynamics-a-longitudinal-analysis-of-u-s-firms-and-households Elyssa Conley 2016-09-08T13:41:49-04:00 2016-09-08T13:41:49-04:00 /Archived-Projects/census-sbox-project Elyssa Conley 2015-08-05T12:32:00-04:00 2015-08-05T12:32:00-04:00 /Archived-Projects/immigrant-entrepreneurship-innovation-and-job-creation Admin25-星空无限 2015-08-05T12:32:00-04:00 2015-08-05T12:32:00-04:00 /Active-Projects/segregation-and-job-to-job-mobility Admin25-星空无限