We review economics research regarding the effect of police, punishments, and work on
crime, with a particular focus on papers from the last twenty years. Evidence in favor of …

Many empirical studies throughout the social and biomedical sciences focus only on very
narrow outcomes such as income, or a single specific disease state, or a measure of positive …

The “school-to-prison pipeline” and the negative effects of suspensions, expulsions and
school arrests have received increasing national attention recently. Researchers have …

The classic interdisciplinary reference on adult education, updated for today's learning
environment Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn provides adult educators with the …

We investigate whether there are green returns to education, where formal education
encourages pro-environmental behaviours using nationally representative surveys on …

Background Truancy has long been regarded a common problem in urgent need of effective
intervention. Knowledge about factors associated with truancy can guide the development …

Using administrative, longitudinal data on felony arrests in Florida, we exploit the
discontinuous increase in the punitiveness of criminal sanctions at 18 to estimate the …

This study examined a sample of primary and secondary school students with alternate
school outcomes of high school graduation and school dropout. Using secondary …

Technology use and adoption by firms and workers is a critical component of the process of
technological change. Relying on data from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey …

Winner, WEB DuBois Distinguished Book Award presented by the National Conference of
Black Political Scientists Examines the lifelong consequences of a felony conviction through …