Population with Criminal Records and Racial Disparity in Labor Markets

Although unemployment rates are at historical lows, there is still a persistent gap between unemployment rates in black and white population. Some have proposed that part of the gap for men can be explained by the higher rate of criminal records in the black population.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boatner Jasmine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-07-01
Series:IZA Journal of Labor Policy
Subjects:
j01
j64
j71
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/izajolp-2019-0002

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