Do Internships Pay Off?: The Effects of Student Internships on Earnings

Shushanik Margaryan; Nils Saniter; Mathias Schumann; Thomas Siedler

doi:10.3368/jhr.57.4.0418-9460R2

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Do Internships Pay Off?

The Effects of Student Internships on Earnings

Shushanik Margaryan, Nils Saniter, Mathias Schumann and Thomas Siedler

Published online before print May 12, 2020, 0418-9460R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.4.0418-9460R2

Shushanik Margaryan

Shushanik Margaryan is a PhD student at the Universität Hamburg. Nils Saniter is a former PhD student at DIW and an IZA fellow. Mathias Schumann is a former PhD student at the Universität Hamburg. Thomas Siedler is a professor at the Universität Hamburg and an IZA fellow.

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For correspondence: thomas.siedler{at}uni-hamburg.de

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Shushanik Margaryan, Nils Saniter, Mathias Schumann, Thomas Siedler

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