RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Leadership Experiences, Labor Market Entry, and Early Career Trajectories
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 480
OP 511
DO 10.3368/jhr.56.2.0617-8866R3
VO 56
IS 2
A1 Martin Lundin
A1 Oskar Nordström Skans
A1 Pär Zetterberg
YR 2021
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/56/2/480.abstract
AB Matching archive data on election discontinuities to register data on labor market trajectories, we estimate the causal effects of being elected into Swedish student union councils on subsequent labor market careers. Marginally elected students are much more likely to have a rapid transition into employment. Effects are not confined to establishments, organizations, or industries where previous candidates are employed, suggesting that the benefits are general in nature. Elected representatives have higher labor earnings within three years, but not thereafter. Overall, leadership experiences before labor market entry boost individuals’ early careers, whereas mid-term outcomes are unaffected.