Does Work Harm Academic Performance of Students? Evidence Using Propensity Score Matching

Autor/inn/en	Bartolj, Tjaša; Polanec, Sašo
Titel	Does Work Harm Academic Performance of Students? Evidence Using Propensity Score Matching
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 59 (2018) 4, S.401-429 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bartolj, Tjaša)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-017-9472-0
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; College Students; Probability; Grade Point Average; Tests; Scores; Student Adjustment; College Freshmen; Instructional Program Divisions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Collegestudent; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Studienanfänger
Abstract	In this article we analyze the effects of student work on academic performance for college students. In order to reduce the endogeneity bias due to selection into treatment, we use propensity score matching technique. This approach allows us to estimate the effects of student work separately for different years of study, which is not possible when inside instruments are used to deal with endogeneity of student work. We find predominantly negative effects of student work for all measures of academic performance (GPA, exam attempts, exams passed, and likelihood of passing a year), although many of these are economically and statistically insignificant. We supplement existing studies that do not estimate separate treatment effects for different years of study by showing that work while in college harms study outcomes mostly in the first year of study--by passing smaller number of exams and thereby increasing the likelihood of failing a year. Our results are consistent with evidence on difficulty with adjusting to college studies of first-year students, who face many uncertainties that affect finding the optimal allocation of time between studies, work and leisure. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01