Alicia Sasser-Modestino Associate Professor a.modestino@northeastern.edu 617.373.8900 Expertise COVID-19, Economics of Healthcare Reform, inflation, labor markets, Labor Movement, Migration, Unemployment, Youth Labor Markets Alicia Sasser Modestino in the Press Morning Brew For teens, summer jobs may be few and far between Economist Alicia Sasser Modestino from Northeastern University called the under-20 crowd “the last to be hired, the first to be fired” when the labor market cools. Quote of the Day: Looking for a Summer Job? It’s Brutal Out There. ALICIA SASSER MODESTINO, an economist at Northeastern University in Boston, on employers freezing roles or cutting seasonal positions, hitting teenagers the hardest. Teens face hiring chill as they hunt for summer jobs “If you look at youth unemployment before the pandemic, that’s pretty much where we’re headed,” said Alicia Sasser Modestino, a labor economist at Northeastern University who studies teenage employment. The Summer Job, a Rite of Passage for Teens, May Be Fading Away Uncertainty about the economy is a major reason, said Alicia Sasser Modestino, an economist at Northeastern University in Boston. Marketplace There could be fewer summer jobs available for teenagers this year “This is what teaches good work habits,” said Alicia Modestino, a professor of public policy at Northeastern University. New York’s paperboys last delivery Alicia Modestino is an expert in youth employment at Northeastern University. The WSJ’s Jonathan Clements Wants to Leave a Living Legacy Economist Alicia Modestino of Northeastern University is also affiliated with J-PAL. For decades, she says, the Boston Summer Youth Employment Program has aimed “to reduce inequality of opportunity by increasing access to early employment experiences for disadvantaged youth.” EconoFact Turning a Corner on the Opioid Crisis? Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, and Economics at Northeastern University, where she also serves as Research Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, joins EconoFact Chats. Voice of America US Fed expected to announce its first interest rate cut since 2020 “As much as I think the Fed tries to say that they’re not a political animal, we are in a really wild cycle right now,” Alicia Modestino, an associate professor of economics at Northeastern University, told AFP. Commentary: Summer jobs are back this year, but for how long? Op-ed by Alicia Modestino, the executive director of Community to Community, a new research initiative at Northeastern University that uses data and analysis to design, implement and evaluate public policies to push the needle forward on complex problems found in urban areas. Alicia Sasser Modestino for Northeastern Global NewsNortheastern’s summer jobs program implements longtime WSJ columnist’s legacy by Cyrus Moulton September 8, 2025 Can the federal government really build 3 million homes?How do you create millions of homes? by Cyrus Moulton October 21, 2024 Weak jobs report sends stocks tumbling, but what’s really happening in the labor market? by Cyrus Moulton August 6, 2024 New tool, backed by Northeastern research, connects workers with skills, education and high-quality jobs by Cyrus Moulton June 14, 2024 California’s fast-food minimum wage hike a ‘new strategy’ for progressives, economist by Cyrus Moulton April 5, 2024 The next steps for ‘wildly impactful’ youth summer jobs program are in the works by Cyrus Moulton February 29, 2024 Good economy or bad? Why economists and consumers seem to differ by Cyrus Moulton December 12, 2023 Boston summer youth jobs program is more equitable, efficient thanks to Northeastern research, algorithm by Cyrus Moulton October 18, 2023 Northeastern celebrates a summer of empowering young people from underserved communities to succeed by Cyrus Moulton August 11, 2023 ‘Swiftonomics,’ or the smart business choices Taylor Swift makes that affect the U.S. economy by Alena Kuzub August 11, 2023
Morning Brew For teens, summer jobs may be few and far between Economist Alicia Sasser Modestino from Northeastern University called the under-20 crowd “the last to be hired, the first to be fired” when the labor market cools.
Quote of the Day: Looking for a Summer Job? It’s Brutal Out There. ALICIA SASSER MODESTINO, an economist at Northeastern University in Boston, on employers freezing roles or cutting seasonal positions, hitting teenagers the hardest.
Teens face hiring chill as they hunt for summer jobs “If you look at youth unemployment before the pandemic, that’s pretty much where we’re headed,” said Alicia Sasser Modestino, a labor economist at Northeastern University who studies teenage employment.
The Summer Job, a Rite of Passage for Teens, May Be Fading Away Uncertainty about the economy is a major reason, said Alicia Sasser Modestino, an economist at Northeastern University in Boston.
Marketplace There could be fewer summer jobs available for teenagers this year “This is what teaches good work habits,” said Alicia Modestino, a professor of public policy at Northeastern University.
New York’s paperboys last delivery Alicia Modestino is an expert in youth employment at Northeastern University.
The WSJ’s Jonathan Clements Wants to Leave a Living Legacy Economist Alicia Modestino of Northeastern University is also affiliated with J-PAL. For decades, she says, the Boston Summer Youth Employment Program has aimed “to reduce inequality of opportunity by increasing access to early employment experiences for disadvantaged youth.”
EconoFact Turning a Corner on the Opioid Crisis? Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, and Economics at Northeastern University, where she also serves as Research Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, joins EconoFact Chats.
Voice of America US Fed expected to announce its first interest rate cut since 2020 “As much as I think the Fed tries to say that they’re not a political animal, we are in a really wild cycle right now,” Alicia Modestino, an associate professor of economics at Northeastern University, told AFP.
Commentary: Summer jobs are back this year, but for how long? Op-ed by Alicia Modestino, the executive director of Community to Community, a new research initiative at Northeastern University that uses data and analysis to design, implement and evaluate public policies to push the needle forward on complex problems found in urban areas.
