Probable Causation

Episode 49: Michael Makowsky on the minimum wage, EITC, and recidivism


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Michael Makowsky talks about how increasing hourly wages, through the minimum wage and EITC, affects recidivism.

"The Minimum Wage, EITC, and Criminal Recidivism" by Amanda Agan and Michael Makowsky.

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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

“Good Jobs and Recidivism” by Kevin Schnepel.

  • “Local Labor Markets and Criminal Recidivism” by Crystal S. Yang.

  • "Impacts of minimum wages: review of the international evidence" by Arindrajit Dube.

  • "Myth or Measurement: What Does the New Minimum Wage Research Say about Minimum Wages and Job Loss in the United States?" By David Neumark and Peter Shirley.

  • "The Minimum Wage and Crime" by Andrew Beauchamp and Stacey Chan.

  • "Encouraging Desistance from Crime" by Jennifer Doleac.

  • "The Minimum Wage and the Great Recession: Evidence of Effects on the Employment and Income Trajectories of Low-Skilled Workers" by Jeffrey Clemens and Michael Wither.

  • "Effects of the Minimum Wage on Employment Dynamics" by Jonathan Meer and Jeremy West.

  • "Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies" by Sylvia Allegreto, Arindrajit Dube, Michael Reich, and Ben Zipperer.

  • "Can Economic Policies Reduce Deaths of Despair?" by William H. Dow, Anna Godøy, Christopher A. Lowenstein, and Michael Reich.

  • "Jobs, News and Reoffending after Incarceration" by Roberto Galbiati, Aurélie Ouss, and Arnaud Philippe.

  • "Understanding 'Wage Theft': Evasion and Avoidance Responses to Minimum Wage Increases" by Jeffrey Clemens and Michael R. Strain.

  • "Diversion in the Criminal Justice System" by Michael Mueller-Smith and Kevin T. Schnepel.

  • Probable Causation Episode 5: Kevin Schnepel.

  • Probable Causation Bonus Episode 6: David Skarbek.

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