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SUMMARY:Seminar by Prof. Matt Marx\, Boston University
DTSTART:20190917T120000
DTEND:20190917T133000
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Matt Marx\, Boston University\n"From Theory to Practice:
  Field Experimental Evidence on Early Exposure of Engineering Majors to Pr
 ofessional Work"\n\nAbstract\nYoung workers typically enter the profession
 al labor market only after completing higher education. We investigate how
  earlier professional work experience affects skilled worker development. 
 In a field experiment\, 1\,787 Engineering majors were randomly assigned t
 o 6-month work terms to begin either in the second or third year of studie
 s. Early exposure caused systematic differences in inclination to take Eng
 ineering elective courses\, choice of major\, and the probability of persi
 sting in Engineering years later—consistent with engagement\, retention\
 , and sorting effects. Early exposure notably increased academic and profe
 ssional outcomes of lower-income students.\n 
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