Probable Causation

Episode 8: Amanda Agan on Ban the Box (REBROADCAST)


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Amanda Agan talks about the effects of Ban the Box policies. This episode was first posted in July 2019.

RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

"Discrimination and the Effects of Drug Testing on Black Employment" by Abigail Wozniak.

  • "Deleting a Signal: Evidence from Pre-Employment Credit Checks" by Alexander W. Bartik and Scott T. Nelson

  • "Ban the Box, Criminal Records, and Racial Discrimination: A Field Experiment" by Amanda Agan and Sonja Starr.

  • "The Unintended Consequences of Ban the Box: Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories are Hidden" by Jennifer L. Doleac and Benjamin Hansen.

  • "The Effect of Changing Employers' Access to Criminal Histories on Ex-Offenders' Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the 2010–2012 Massachusetts CORI Reform" by Osborne Jackson and Bo Zhao

    "Does Banning the Box Help Ex-Offenders Get Jobs? Evaluating the Effects of a Prominent Example" by Evan K. Rose

  • "Ban the Box, Convictions, and Public Sector Employment" by Terry-Ann Craigie

  • "'Ban the Box' Measures Help High-Crime Neighborhoods" by Daniel Shoag and Stan Veuger

  • "Do Ban the Box Laws Increase Crime?" by Joseph J. Sabia, Taylor Mackay, Thanh Tam Nguyen, and Dhaval M. Dave

  • "Job Market Signaling through Occupational Licensing" by Peter Q. Blair and Bobby W. Chung

  • "Statistical Discrimination and the Choice of Licensing: Evidence from Ban-the-Box Laws" by Riccardo Marchingiglio

  • "The Effectiveness of Certificates of Relief as Collateral Consequence Relief Mechanisms: An Experimental Study" by Peter Leasure and Tia Stevens Andersen

  • "Criminal Records and Housing: An Experimental Study" by Peter Leasure and Tara Martin.

  • "Encouraging Desistance from Crime" by Jennifer L. Doleac

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