Term Time Employment and the Academic Performance of Undergraduates
Journal of Education Finance, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 359-374, Spring 2010
28 Pages Posted: 10 Feb 2009 Last revised: 6 Apr 2010
Date Written: April 2, 2010
Abstract
This paper examines the decision of undergraduate students to engage in paid employment during their academic semester. We present the decision to work as part of the human capital earnings function and examine how term time employment affects academic performance. Using a unique dataset, we exploit individual-level variation in employment status and work hours to build a differencing model to show that term time employment has a modest negative effect on grade point average. An individual who increases their work effort by one hour per week reduces their grade point average by about 0.007 points.
Keywords: Student Labor Supply
JEL Classification: J24, J01, J22
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