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 Employers are reclaiming the balance of power Alicia Sasser Modestino, an economist and associate professor at Northeastern University, isn’t optimistic that workers will hold on to their gains very long. In an email, she laid out three primary concerns. The Seattle Times Teenagers can expect a strong summer job market Even so, Bunker said demand to fill positions this summer was strong. Alicia Sasser Modestino, an associate professor of public policy and urban affairs and economics at Northeastern University in Boston, agreed, though “it may not be quite as gangbusters as last summer,” she said. Teenagers Can Expect a Strong Summer Job Market Even so, Mr. Bunker said demand to fill positions this summer was strong. Alicia Sasser Modestino, an associate professor of public policy and urban affairs and economics at Northeastern University in Boston, agreed, though “it may not be quite as gangbusters as last summer,” she said. Business Insider 3 reasons why Americans aren’t going to college anymore And, as Alicia Sasser Modestino, associate professor at Northeastern University, told Insider in a statement, “the recent declines in college enrollment reflect a continuation of long-term trends that have been exacerbated by COVID.” US child labour violations rise as businesses defy laws to fill roles “At first, we were like, ‘Yay, teenagers are finally back to taking teenager jobs that they have been pushed out of’, like at ice cream shops and as lifeguards,” said Alicia Sasser Modestino, public policy and economics professor at Northeastern University. MoneyWise ‘It’s a bit like musical chairs right now’: Big employers like Google, IBM no longer require college degrees in a tight job market, but experts warn that may not last “It’s a bit [like] musical chairs right now,” says Alicia Modestino, an associate professor and labor economist at Northeastern University. “We’re seeing a lot of people shift jobs, move up in the labor market. That’s great.” Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work “Transportation is one of those issues — we don’t talk about how integrated it is into everyone’s lives,” said Alicia Modestino, research director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work “Transportation is one of those issues — we don’t talk about how integrated it is into everyone’s lives,” said Alicia Modestino, research director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. Workers got bigger raises this year, but inflation has gobbled them up Raising wages for lower-income workers is a good strategy for both employers and the economy, said Northeastern University economist Alicia Sasser Modestino. Yahoo! Finance MoneyWise Forget washing dishes or bagging groceries — teens are seizing whatever jobs they want as ‘desperate’ employers try to fill seats “I think why we’re seeing this summer be an even stronger labor market for young people than last summer, is exactly because employers did rediscover that teenagers can do jobs,” says Alicia Modestino, an economist at Northeastern University. Alicia Sasser Modestino for Northeastern Global News Northeastern celebrates a summer of empowering young people from underserved communities to succeed Northeastern celebrates a summer of empowering young people from underserved communities to succeed More than 150 students completed the 2023 Northeastern Youth Summer Jobs Program, a partnership with the SuccessLinks Youth Jobs program. Northeastern’s Oakland campus provides summer jobs, mentorship to Bay Area high school students Northeastern’s Oakland campus provides summer jobs, mentorship to Bay Area high school students For students, the program was an opportunity to see what college life is like by offering paid summer jobs in a collegiate setting. Professors in Boston and Oakland honored for creating ‘a model of how Northeastern’s global network can be leveraged to create real and measurable change’ Professors in Boston and Oakland honored for creating ‘a model of how Northeastern’s global network can be leveraged to create real and measurable change’ Two Northeastern professors have been honored with an award for launching a summer jobs program for 135 young people in Boston and Oakland. ‘You are the role models.’ Northeastern celebrates achievement at 13th Annual Academic Honors Convocation ‘You are the role models.’ Northeastern celebrates achievement at 13th Annual Academic Honors Convocation Achievements were highlighted, including faculty awards recognizing the university’s global commitment that emphasized the theme of the day. ‘As an experiential university, this is exactly what we do.’ Northeastern creates 135 summer jobs for high school students ‘As an experiential university, this is exactly what we do.’ Northeastern creates 135 summer jobs for high school students Northeastern is creating employment opportunities for high school students on its campuses in Boston and Oakland, California. The recovery of the US economy after the COVID-19 pandemic hinges on federal support The recovery of the US economy after the COVID-19 pandemic hinges on federal support Increased federal stimulus, in the form of payroll protection program loans for small businesses, extended unemployment insurance benefits for the long-term unemployed, and childcare subsidies for working parents, will be essential to reviving economic growth in the next six months, says Alicia Modestino, an associate professor of public policy and urban affairs as well as economics at Northeastern. How will the economy bounce back after COVID-19? How will the economy bounce back after COVID-19? How well, and how quickly, state and federal economies recover from the COVID-19 crisis has everything to do with the choices that officials make now, says economist Alicia Sasser Modestino. “The sky is falling, but we might have some ways to put the pieces back together.” Is there implicit gender bias in the field of economics? Is there implicit gender bias in the field of economics? New research shows that men and women are treated very differently at economic seminars, which are critical to professional growth. Northeastern University researchers are designing the future of work, starting with collaborative robots for processing seafood Northeastern University researchers are designing the future of work, starting with collaborative robots for processing seafood Researchers at Northeastern are designing robots to make the seafood processing industry safer and more comfortable for human workers. Why people are less likely to enroll in college when the economy is doing well Why people are less likely to enroll in college when the economy is doing well Northeastern professor Alicia Sasser Modestino, who has conducted studies analyzing the relationship between employer demands and the labor market, says that counter-trends in college enrollment, and especially graduate school enrollment, are par for the course.
Employers are reclaiming the balance of power Alicia Sasser Modestino, an economist and associate professor at Northeastern University, isn’t optimistic that workers will hold on to their gains very long. In an email, she laid out three primary concerns.
The Seattle Times Teenagers can expect a strong summer job market Even so, Bunker said demand to fill positions this summer was strong. Alicia Sasser Modestino, an associate professor of public policy and urban affairs and economics at Northeastern University in Boston, agreed, though “it may not be quite as gangbusters as last summer,” she said.
Teenagers Can Expect a Strong Summer Job Market Even so, Mr. Bunker said demand to fill positions this summer was strong. Alicia Sasser Modestino, an associate professor of public policy and urban affairs and economics at Northeastern University in Boston, agreed, though “it may not be quite as gangbusters as last summer,” she said.
Business Insider 3 reasons why Americans aren’t going to college anymore And, as Alicia Sasser Modestino, associate professor at Northeastern University, told Insider in a statement, “the recent declines in college enrollment reflect a continuation of long-term trends that have been exacerbated by COVID.”
US child labour violations rise as businesses defy laws to fill roles “At first, we were like, ‘Yay, teenagers are finally back to taking teenager jobs that they have been pushed out of’, like at ice cream shops and as lifeguards,” said Alicia Sasser Modestino, public policy and economics professor at Northeastern University.
MoneyWise ‘It’s a bit like musical chairs right now’: Big employers like Google, IBM no longer require college degrees in a tight job market, but experts warn that may not last “It’s a bit [like] musical chairs right now,” says Alicia Modestino, an associate professor and labor economist at Northeastern University. “We’re seeing a lot of people shift jobs, move up in the labor market. That’s great.”
Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work “Transportation is one of those issues — we don’t talk about how integrated it is into everyone’s lives,” said Alicia Modestino, research director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.
Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work “Transportation is one of those issues — we don’t talk about how integrated it is into everyone’s lives,” said Alicia Modestino, research director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.
Workers got bigger raises this year, but inflation has gobbled them up Raising wages for lower-income workers is a good strategy for both employers and the economy, said Northeastern University economist Alicia Sasser Modestino.
Yahoo! Finance MoneyWise Forget washing dishes or bagging groceries — teens are seizing whatever jobs they want as ‘desperate’ employers try to fill seats “I think why we’re seeing this summer be an even stronger labor market for young people than last summer, is exactly because employers did rediscover that teenagers can do jobs,” says Alicia Modestino, an economist at Northeastern University.