Episode 71: Zoë Cullen on increasing employment for people with criminal records
Episode description
Zoë Cullen talks about how to incentivize employers to hire workers with criminal records.
“Increasing the Demand for Workers with a Criminal Record” by Zoë Cullen, Will Dobbie, and Mitchell Hoffman.
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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:-
“The Effect of Criminal Records on Access to Employment” by Amanda Agan and Sonja B. Starr.
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“The Unintended Consequences of “Ban the Box”: Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories Are Hidden” by Jennifer L. Doleac and Benjamin Hansen.
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Episode 8 of Probable Causation: Amanda Agan
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“Inefficient Hiring in Entry-Level Labor Markets” by Amanda Pallais.
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“The Effects of Letters of Recommendation in the Youth Labor Market” by Sara B. Heller and Judd B. Kessler.