Early Peer Influences in Public Service Attraction: Evidence from a Randomization

• In Event: The Recruitment, Attraction, and Selection of Public Sector Employees

Brief Overview

Using a random assignment of students to classrooms and peers in middle school, we examine whether exposure to classroom peers’ parents who work in public service careers has an impact on stated career preferences among eight-grade students.

Authors

• Taha Hameduddin, University of Kentucky

• Chuanyi Guo, University of Kentucky