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Professor Modestino’s research highlighted at Youth Employment Policy Forum

By Boston PIC staff On Feb. 16, the PIC, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development hosted a Youth Employment Policy Forum. Mark Melnik of the UMass Donahue...

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Why Trump’s deportation plan could damage the economy

Financial data on a monitor,Stock market data on LED display concept By Northeastern News A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research has found that undocumented immigrants are...

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What are the benefits of summer youth employment programs? Professor...

By School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Mayors in many cities throughout the U.S., including Boston, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C., have looked to summer youth employment programs (SYEP)...

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Hiring sale: Job availability on the rise

By Katie Johnston | The Boston Globe Just how tight is the job market? Hollister Staffing is so busy finding workers for employers that the agency is looking to beef up its own staff — and is...

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WBUR’s Morning Edition Broadcast: July 3, 2017

Hear about Associate Director Alicia Sasser Modestino’s study showing how summer jobs reduce crime on WBUR’s Morning Edition Broadcast: July 3, 2017.

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Study shows lower crime by kids in summer job programs in Boston

By Fox25 News A new study by the Boston Fed found violent crime dropped by almost half among young people who attended at least one summer job program in Boston. “We found a 35 percent reduction in...

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

By Shawn Bodden, Jill Kaufman | WBUR 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...

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Summer jobs for teens wane even as research finds big benefits

By Laurent Belsie | The Christian Science Monitor After her parents were deported to Haiti when she was eight, Sherley Muscade lived with a family friend in the United States and, eventually, her aunt....

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The Life-and-Death Consequences of Summer Jobs Programs

And five other surprising takeaways from research into the programs that big-city mayors love to brag about. By Debra Bruno | Politico Since the 1960s, big-city mayors have touted the virtues of...

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How Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes,...

By Alicia Sasser Modestino | Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Summer youth employment programs (SYEPs) are believed to have the potential to improve the behavioral, economic, and academic outcomes of the...

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