1/5 My joint work with Phil Oreopoulos and Rob Brown on estimating the long-run effects of the Pathways to Education program is now available as an @nberpubs working paper today https://www.nber.org/papers/w25630.pdf

2/5 In the paper, we study the impacts of Pathways to Education, a comprehensive intervention designed to help disadvantaged high school students in Toronto. What makes Pathways unique is the large bundle of services and financial incentives students receive when they sign up.

3/5 Students receive (i) regular 1-on-1 mentoring, (ii) short and long-term financial incentives, (ii) free tutoring, (iv) participation in group activities in and outside their community and (v) assistance with postsecondary school applications, job search, among others

4/5 We link administrative data from the Toronto school board to individual tax returns to follow students eligible for Pathways and a comparison group from high school through their late 20s, more than 10 years after they participate Pathways

5/5 We find that by age 28, eligibility for Pathways increases (i) the likelihood of working by 10-12 percent and (ii) annual earnings by 9 percent, while reducing reliance on social assistance (by more than a third)