PROMISE treatment group youth had lower educational attainment than control group youth¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Treatment group youth had lower levels of educational attainment than control group youth, which the authors interpret as PROMISE possibly nudging some youth toward employment and away from education. → Monica Farid 2022

Evidence¶

Monica Farid 2022¶

Monica Farid, Karen Katz, Anna Hill, Ankita Patnaik. (2022). Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): The Education and Work Experiences of PROMISE Youth. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-education-and-work-experiences-of-promise-youth doi:10.1177/0193841x211055588

q3 · i? · causal · r?

The report's key findings state that "PROMISE treatment group youth had lower levels of educational attainment than control group youth". The nudge toward employment is the authors' interpretation, not a tested mediation result.

"PROMISE treatment group youth had lower levels of educational attainment than control group youth; PROMISE may have nudged some youth toward employment and away from education."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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