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An Institutional Theory of Public Contracts : Regulatory Implications
Spiller, Pablo T. - 2010
The fundamental feature of private contracting is its relational nature. When faced with unforeseen or unexpected circumstances, private parties, as long as the relation remains worthwhile, adjust their required performance without the need for costly renegotiation or formal recontracting....
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Fiscal Institutions and Public Sector Labor Markets
Poterba, James M.; Rueben, Kim S. - 2021
This paper investigates how state and local fiscal institutions affect the pattern of relative wages between state and local government employees and their private sector counterparts. It focuses on changes in relative wages during the 1979-1986 period. Empirical analysis of data from the...
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Effect of Employer Access to Criminal History Data on the Labor Market Outcomes of Ex-Offenders and Non-Offenders
Finlay, Keith - 2010
Since 1997, states have begun to make criminal history records publicly available over the Internet. This paper exploits this previously unexamined variation to identify the effect of expanded employer access to criminal history data on the labor market outcomes of ex-offenders and...
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Going Off Parole : How the Elimination of Discretionary Prison Release Affects the Social Cost of Crime
Kuziemko, Ilyana - 2010
In order to lengthen prison terms, many U.S. states have limited parole boards' traditional authority to grant early … with respect to time in prison, (2) the accuracy of boards in conditioning release dates on recidivism risk, and (3) the …-experimental variation arising from policy shocks and institutional features of its criminal justice system, I find that longer prison terms …
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Why are Immigrants' Incarceration Rates so Low? Evidence on Selective Immigration, Deterrence, and Deportation
Butcher, Kristin F. - 2010
The perception that immigration adversely affects crime rates led to legislation in the 1990s that particularly increased punishment of criminal aliens. In fact, immigrants have much lower institutionalization (incarceration) rates than the native born - on the order of one-fifth the rate of...
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Does the Certainty of Arrest Reduce Domestic Violence? Evidence from Mandatory and Recommended Arrest Laws
Plumb, Radha - 2010
Domestic violence remains a major public policy concern despite two decades of policy intervention. To eliminate police inaction in response to domestic violence, many states have passed mandatory arrest laws, which require the police to arrest abusers when a domestic violence incident is...
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Criminal Prosecution and Hiv-Related Risky Behavior
Delavande, Adeline - 2010
We evaluate the consequences of prosecuting HIV+ people who expose others to the risk of infection. We show that the effect of aggressive prosecutions on the spread of HIV is a priori ambiguous. Aggressive prosecutions tax risky behavior and thus deter unsafe sex and limit the number of sexual...
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Crime and Punishment in the "American Dream"
Di Tella, Rafael - 2010
We observe that countries where belief in the quot;American dreamquot; (i.e., effort pays) prevails also set harsher punishment for criminals. We know from previous work that beliefs are also correlated with several features of the economic system (taxation, social insurance, etc). Our objective...
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Immigration and African-American Employment Opportunities : The Response of Wages, Employment, and Incarceration to Labor Supply Shocks
Borjas, George J. - 2010
The employment rate of black men, and particularly of low-skill black men, fell precipitously from 1960 to 2000. At the same time, the incarceration rate of black men rose markedly. This paper examines the relation between immigration and these trends in black employment and incarceration. Using...
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How Do Youth with Mental Disorders Fare in the Juvenile Justice System?
Cuellar, Alison - 2010
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between mental health problems and justice outcomes. Several studies have documented that individuals with a variety of mental disorders are overrepresented in the justice system. This pattern could result if persons with mental disorders...
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