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 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. Motherly Inflation causing more teens to enter workforce to help their families pay bills Alicia Sasser Modestino, a professor who studies economics and public policy at Northeastern University, told USA Today that more than half of teens in the U.S. have jobs so they can either cover their own expenses — like a cell phone, clothing, and shoes — or help contribute to household expenses, such as rent, utilities, and groceries. Christian Science Monitor Teen summer jobs are back. What’s behind the return of a rite of passage? “Employers suddenly rediscovered teenagers as an important source of labor in the post-COVID economy, when adults realized they didn’t want to come back,” says Alicia Sasser Modestino, associate professor at Northeastern University, who has been surveying Boston’s summer employment program for nearly a decade. Cell phones, clothes … rent? Inflation pushes teens into the workforce Alicia Sasser Modestino, a professor of economics and public policy at Northeastern University, says more than half of teens work to contribute to household expenses such as rent, utilities and groceries or to cover their own expenses such as a cellphone, clothing and shoes. The Teen Summer Job Is Back Alicia Sasser Modestino, an economist at Northeastern University, told me, adding that some employers are bringing back teens for repeated summers and giving them more responsibility each year. PBS NewsHour After a decades-long decline in teen employment, Gen Z is reversing the trend To discuss the rise in teenage employment, PBS News Hour is joined by Alicia Modestino, associate professor at Northeastern University in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. 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. Alicia Sasser Modestino for Northeastern Global News Can the federal government really build 3 million homes?How do you create millions of homes? Can the federal government really build 3 million homes?How do you create millions of homes? A Northeastern architecture expert says what is most “frustrating” about the housing crisis is that it was foretold for some time. Weak jobs report sends stocks tumbling, but what’s really happening in the labor market? Weak jobs report sends stocks tumbling, but what’s really happening in the labor market? A Northeastern labor economist says “the market took the Friday jobs report as an opportunity to self correct”. New tool, backed by Northeastern research, connects workers with skills, education and high-quality jobs New tool, backed by Northeastern research, connects workers with skills, education and high-quality jobs The Job Quality Benchmarking Index was developed by JVS and helps connect workers with skills, education and high-quality jobs. California’s fast-food minimum wage hike a ‘new strategy’ for progressives, economist California’s fast-food minimum wage hike a ‘new strategy’ for progressives, economist Most fast-food workers in California got a raise, as the state implemented a $20 per hour minimum wage for the industry. The next steps for ‘wildly impactful’ youth summer jobs program are in the works The next steps for ‘wildly impactful’ youth summer jobs program are in the works Study shows Boston's Summer Youth Employment Program yields benefits from higher employment to improved academics. Good economy or bad? Why economists and consumers seem to differ Good economy or bad? Why economists and consumers seem to differ Inflation has fallen. President Biden touted an economic “sweet spot". So why does the public still feel like the economy is in a bad place? Boston summer youth jobs program is more equitable, efficient thanks to Northeastern research, algorithm Boston summer youth jobs program is more equitable, efficient thanks to Northeastern research, algorithm Hiring 9,000 youths for summer jobs and ensuring that the hiring is equitable is a difficult task. A job-matching algorithm helps. 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. ‘Swiftonomics,’ or the smart business choices Taylor Swift makes that affect the U.S. economy ‘Swiftonomics,’ or the smart business choices Taylor Swift makes that affect the U.S. economy The Eras tour is smashing all sorts of records. But the tour could also generate up to $4.6 billion in consumer spending. 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.
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.
Motherly Inflation causing more teens to enter workforce to help their families pay bills Alicia Sasser Modestino, a professor who studies economics and public policy at Northeastern University, told USA Today that more than half of teens in the U.S. have jobs so they can either cover their own expenses — like a cell phone, clothing, and shoes — or help contribute to household expenses, such as rent, utilities, and groceries.
Christian Science Monitor Teen summer jobs are back. What’s behind the return of a rite of passage? “Employers suddenly rediscovered teenagers as an important source of labor in the post-COVID economy, when adults realized they didn’t want to come back,” says Alicia Sasser Modestino, associate professor at Northeastern University, who has been surveying Boston’s summer employment program for nearly a decade.
Cell phones, clothes … rent? Inflation pushes teens into the workforce Alicia Sasser Modestino, a professor of economics and public policy at Northeastern University, says more than half of teens work to contribute to household expenses such as rent, utilities and groceries or to cover their own expenses such as a cellphone, clothing and shoes.
The Teen Summer Job Is Back Alicia Sasser Modestino, an economist at Northeastern University, told me, adding that some employers are bringing back teens for repeated summers and giving them more responsibility each year.
PBS NewsHour After a decades-long decline in teen employment, Gen Z is reversing the trend To discuss the rise in teenage employment, PBS News Hour is joined by Alicia Modestino, associate professor at Northeastern University in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
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.