Programs like ASETS support Indigenous populations in many countries. Our work is broadly relevant where colonial histories and contemporary institutions affect Indigenous people’s labour market opportunities and the effectiveness of labour market programs.

This heterogeneity occurs across legally distinct Indigenous populations who work in different labour markets and whose access to alternative or complementary services are governed by very different institutions, even though they live in similar geographic regions.

Two years after participation, average earnings were 6% higher among individuals who participated in high-intensity programs (primarily skills development programs) compared to those who only received job counselling or search assistance. However, there is substantial heterogeneity in the effects.

Using admin data on the universe of participants linked to tax records, we study the labour market effects, along the intensive margin, of a large program in Canada that funded active labour market programs for Indigenous populations: the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS).

Better that than slow motion 😂

reading the news provides a daily affirmation of my decision

Merci!

Thanks Brennan!

Obviously will miss my Emory colleagues who have supported me these last three years in the US. Hope to see many in Montreal before too long! I promise the snow is actually really lovely ❄️