The Economics of Attention

G Loewenstein, Z Wojtowicz - Available at SSRN 4368304, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Attention is a pivotal resource in the modern economy and plays an increasingly prominent
role in economic analysis. We summarize research on attention from both psychology and …

Learning to be fair: A consequentialist approach to equitable decision-making

A Chohlas-Wood, M Coots, H Zhu, E Brunskill… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
In the dominant paradigm for designing equitable machine learning systems, one works to
ensure that model predictions satisfy various fairness criteria, such as parity in error rates …

Is Pretrial Detention an Effective Deterrent? An Analysis of Failure to Appear and Rearrest Says No

AM Holsinger, CT Lowenkamp, TC Pratt - Fed. Probation, 2023 - HeinOnline
In order to assess the extent to which pretrial incarceration may serve as a deterrent to
missing court hearings and/or new criminal activity while released pretrial, four binary …

Automated reminders reduce incarceration for missed court dates: Evidence from a text message experiment

A Chohlas-Wood, M Coots, J Nudell, J Nyarko… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Millions of Americans must attend mandatory court dates every year. To boost appearance
rates, jurisdictions nationwide are increasingly turning to automated reminders, but previous …

[PDF][PDF] ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRETRIAL SPECIAL CONDITIONS

J Collaborative - 2023 - mdrc.org
As more jurisdictions across the country are seeking to reduce their jail populations, many
view electronic monitoring (EM, the use of an electronic device to monitor a person's …

[PDF][PDF] Automated Court Date Reminders Reduce Warrants for Arrest: Evidence from a Text Messaging Experiment

A Chohlas-Wood, M Coots, J Nudell, J Nyarko… - madisoncoots.com
Millions of people in the US every year are required to attend mandatory court dates as their
cases proceed through the criminal legal system. Despite potentially severe consequences …

[PDF][PDF] Circumventing mandatory minimum sentences through legal representation–An integrated methods study of drunk driving violations

J Hasson, A Tennenbaum - researchgate.net
Most common law nations impose minimum sentences for drunk driving. Israel introduced a
mandatory minimum law in 1995 requiring a two–year license disqualification regardless of …