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Title: No Woman No Crime: Ban the Box, Employment, and Upskilling

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2016

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ISSN: 1556-5068

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2782599

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Abstract: A sizable number of localities have in recent years limited the use of criminal background checks in hiring decisions, or "banned the box." Using LEHD Origin-Destination Employment and American Community Survey data, we show that these bans increased employment of residents in high-crime neighborhoods by as much as 4%. These increases are particularly large in the public sector. At the same time, we establish using job postings data that employers respond to ban-the-box measures by raising experience requirements. A perhaps unintended consequence of this is that women, who are less likely to be convicted of crimes, see their employment opportunities reduced.

Url: https://www.ssrn.com/abstract=2782599

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Authors: Shoag, Daniel; Veuger, Stan

Series Title: HKS Working Paper

Publication Number: 16-015

Institution: Harvard University

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Crime and Deviance, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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