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Can Employment Prevent Risk Behavior? The Role of Socio-Emotional Skills

Year: 2016

Type: preprint

Abstract: This paper employs unique experimental data to identify the causal effects of employment on the risk behavior of young adults. For this purpose, we exploit the exogenous variation induced by a youth training program which successfully increased employment. The program was not designed to affect risk behavior directly. We find no significant effects of employment on the probability of engaging on risk behavior; yet, we see improvements on the risk behavior of those individuals with higher socio-emotional skills. JEL Classification: O11, O22, and O17.

Source: SSRN Electronic Journal

Authors: Carla Calero, Sandra Rozo

Institutions: Inter-American Development Bank, University of Southern California

Language: English

Topic: Education and Labor Relations

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2298754254

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