Half of individuals released from prison in the United States will be re-incarcerated within
three years, creating an incarceration cycle that is detrimental to individuals, families, and …

The availability of higher-paying jobs for low-skilled individuals has been documented to
reduce crime. This study explores the impact of one of the most prominent labor policies …

For released prisoners, the minimum wage and earned income tax credits (EITCs) can
influence their ability to find employment and their potential wages relative to illegal sources …

We investigate the effects of job displacement, as a result of mass layoffs, on criminal arrests
using a matched employer-employee crime dataset from Medellín, Colombia. Job …

This paper investigates how criminals learn about criminal laws. It uses a natural experiment
in which sentences were drastically increased for a specific type of recidivism in France. In …

Mental health and substance use disorders are highly prevalent among incarcerated
individuals. Many prisoners reenter the community without receiving any specialized …

Objectives This paper examines the impact of local economic activity on criminal behavior.
We build on existing research by relaxing the identification assumptions required for causal …

Several theories linking post-prison employment to recidivism suggest that the quality of
employment has a causal effect on future criminal justice contact. However, previous work …

Abstract Theory suggests crime should decrease as economic opportunities increase the
returns to legal activities. However, there are well-documented cases where crime increases …

Objectives: This study evaluates the relationship between employment and crime through a
holistic evaluation of both treatment and treatment effect heterogeneity. Methods: This study …