Heller, Sara B. <br/><br/>
Information Frictions and Skill Signaling in the Youth Labor Market 

 -  American Economic Journal: Economic Policy  2024 
 - 01-33 
<br/><br/> This paper provides evidence that information frictions limit the labor market trajectories of US youth. We provide credible skill signals-recommendation letters based on supervisor feedback-to a random subset of 43,409 participants in New York's summer jobs program. Letters increase employment the following year by 3 percentage points (4.5 percent). Earnings effects grow over four years to a cumulative  
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1945-7731 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Child Care<br/> Labor Productivity<br/> Mechanism Design<br/> Public Pensions<br/> Wage Differentials<br/>Human Capital