Working Paper: NBER ID: w25630
Authors: Adam M. Lavecchia; Philip Oreopoulos; Robert S. Brown
Abstract: We estimate long-run impacts to the Pathways to Education program, a comprehensive set of coaching, tutoring, group activities and financial incentives offered to disadvantaged students beginning in Grade 9. High school administrative records are matched to income tax records to follow individuals up to the age of 28, even when they leave the household or province. We find significant positive effects on persistence in postsecondary education institutions, earnings and employment. Program eligibility increased adult annual earnings by 19 percent, employment by 14 percent and reduced social assistance (welfare) receipt by more than a third.
Keywords: Pathways to Education; student support; long-run effects; education policy; social assistance
JEL Codes: I20; I26; I28; J18
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Eligibility for Pathways (I23) | Postsecondary education attainment (I23) |
| Eligibility for Pathways (I23) | Adult earnings (J31) |
| Eligibility for Pathways (I23) | Employment rates (J68) |
| Eligibility for Pathways (I23) | Social assistance receipt (I38) |
| Eligibility for Pathways (I23) | Earnings from ages 19 to 23 (J31) |
| Eligibility for Pathways (I23) | Earnings from ages 26 to 28 (J39) |
| Eligibility for Pathways (I23) | Likelihood of having a child as a young adult (J13) |