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Headshot of Alicia Sasser Modestino.
Headshot of Alicia Sasser Modestino.

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics and Director of Research in the Dukakis Centerwas interviewed by the New York Times on the rise of teenage employment and what it means for the economy.

Read the full article by By Jeanna Smialek and David McCabe, here.

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