Exposure to Career and Technical Education on Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from Massachusetts High Schools

In this study Dr. Dougherty investigates the causal impact of participating in high school-based CTE on high-school persistence, completion, and the earning of professional certifications with a focus on individuals from low-income families, a group that is overrepresented in CTE and high-school non-completers. Using administrative data from Massachusetts he analyzes admissions data at two schools that are oversubscribed.