The Impact of Short-Term Employment for Low-Income Youth: Experimental Evidence from the Philippines
通过随机实验，发现短期工作经验使菲律宾低收入青年8-12个月后就业率提高4.4个百分点（79%），且未影响学业，表明临时工作可作为就业跳板。
Abstract We use a randomized field experiment to test the causal impact of short-term work experience on employment and school enrollment among disadvantaged, in-school youth in the Philippines. This experience leads to a 4.4 percentage point (79%) increase in employment eight to twelve months later. Although we find no aggregate increase in enrollment, we also do not find that the employment gains push youth out of school. Our results are most consistent with work experience serving as a signal of unobservable applicant quality, and these findings highlight the role of temporary work as a stepping stone to employment for low-income youth.