We study the entry into legitimate employment and earnings of a large sample of convicts released from Hungarian … prisons in 2002-08. The employment rate of the prisoners falls short of 20% one year before incarceration, and they earn 25 … employment, which turns positive after a year, though the impact on earnings is permanently negative. A comparison with …

total employment. This figure grew by around 300,000 in the previous four years. The growth trend was particularly … appropriate compensation (wages) for this. - There is an income premium for technical creative occupations, yet an income penalty … advantageous to women with regards to wages, but such jobs are less attractive for men. - With attention focused on the convergence …