Time to baccalaureate degree in the labor market: Evidence from a field experiment
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 2026 · Michael D. Bloem
中文摘要
我利用一项基于简历的现场实验，研究学生完成学士学位所需的时间是否会影响毕业后的劳动力市场结果。我向7,000余份虚构的应届毕业生简历随机分配4年或6年的学位完成时间，并将其投递至入门级商业职位。列明6年完成学位的简历收到的雇主回复比标注4年毕业的简历少1%至2%，该差异不具统计显著性。更长学位完成时间的效应在选拔性较强与较弱的院校简历之间也不存在差异。然而，在申请人数相对较多的岗位中，标注6年完成学位的简历收到的回复少16%。
Abstract
Abstract I study whether the amount of time students take to complete their bachelor's degree affects labor outcomes after graduation using a resume‐based field experiment. I randomly assign a time to degree of either 4 or 6 years to over 7,000 fictitious resumes of recent graduates and submit them to entry‐level business jobs. Resumes listing degree completion in 6 years received 1% to 2% fewer employer responses than resumes indicating graduation in 4 years, which is not a statistically significant difference. There is also no difference in the effect of longer time to degree between resumes listing a more or less selective college. However, among jobs with relatively large applicant pools, resumes listing 6 years to degree receive 16% fewer responses.