J, Bierens Herman; R, Carvalho Jose - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 11 (2011) 1, pp. 1-40
The objective of this paper is to re-evaluate the effect of the 1985 “Employment Services for Ex-Offenders” (ESEO) program on recidivism in San Diego, Chicago and Boston. The initial group of program participants was split randomly in a control group and a treatment group. The actual...