The Effect of Criminal Conviction on Income and the Trust "Reposed in the Workmen"

Joel Waldfogel

Journal of Human Resources, 1994, vol. 29, issue 1, 62-81

Abstract: Using panel data on federal offenders we examine the effects of conviction on offenders' employment and income. First-time conviction reduces employment probabilities by 5 percentage points and has a significantly depressing effect on income (as much as -30 percent), especially for offenders whose pre-conviction jobs apparently require trust or who are sent to prison. Significant conviction effects on income are large compared with state-imposed penalties.

Date: 1994
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