Punitive anti-crime policies in the Americas have contributed to steadily increasing rates of incarceration. This … politically attractive for politicians. Yet the contextual determinants of participation in crime are rarely understood by the … about the prison population shapes tastes for punitive anti-crime policies. Respondents in the treatment group received …

The economic progress of U.S. men has stagnated in recent decades, with declining labor force participation and weak … growth in real earnings, particularly for less educated and non-white men. In this paper, we illuminate the broader context … in which prime-age men are experiencing economic stagnation. We explore changes for prime-age men over time in education …