PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Martin Lundin AU - Oskar Nordström Skans AU - Pär Zetterberg TI - Leadership Experiences, Labor Market Entry, and Early Career Trajectories AID - 10.3368/jhr.56.2.0617-8866R3 DP - 2019 Nov 13 TA - Journal of Human Resources PG - 0617-8866R3 4099 - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2019/11/07/jhr.56.2.0617-8866R3.short 4100 - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2019/11/07/jhr.56.2.0617-8866R3.full 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 midterm outcomes are unaffected.