The Effects of Part-Time Work and a Minimum Wage Hike on Educational Outcomes for High School Students--An Overview: Dissertation Summary

Authors

Mark D. Turner, University of Maryland at College Park

Award Type

Honorable Mention

Dissertation Advisor

William Evans

Abstract

My dissertation addresses two sets of questions related to labor market policies. First, should we be encouraging high school students to work during the school year? Second, what are the effects of a minimum wage hike like the one recently passed by Congress on young people's school enrollment?

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