How Summer Jobs Programs Impact Young People Long After The Seasons Change

11:00

July 06, 2017

Shawn Bodden, Jill Kaufman

In 1978, 60 percent of teens were in the labor force, but last summer just 35 percent were. (Nati Harnik/AP)

A new study out of Northeastern University finds that summer jobs programs for youth improve social skills and reduce violent crime.

The study looked at participants in Boston's summer jobs program and compared their outcome with a control group. The results showed a 35 percent reduction in violent crimes.

Guests

Alicia Sasser Modestino, labor economist at Northeastern University's School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. She tweets @sassermodestino.

Neil Sullivan, executive director of The Boston Private Industry Council.

This segment aired on July 6, 2017.

How Summer Jobs Programs Impact Young People Long After The Seasons Change

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