Social Capital and Early-Career Outcomes: Evidence from College Career Center Data

First-generation, low-income, and certain racial/ethnic groups are less likely to have role models who attended higher education and their communities possess less “collective knowledge” about college. Consequently, these undergraduates do not take advantage of all resources—such as attending office hours, meeting with faculty, and obtaining academic assistance. Economists Lisa Abraham, Neil Thakral, and Linh Tô will examine the extent to which increased engagement with college career center resources improves the labor market outcomes of less-advantaged college students. They will conduct a randomized control trial for their study.