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Stigma, Ex-convicts and Labour Markets

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  • Dominguez Alvarez Rocio
  • Loureiro Maria L.

    (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Praza do Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain)

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Rasmusen (1996) has shown that inmates not only suffer public penalties but also economic and social stigma. In this article, we analyse the economic consequences of imprisonment which can be identified as lower wages and difficulty in re-entering the labour market. Analysing data from a German survey, we find that having been in prison reduces the probability of finding a job and that the total time sentenced to imprisonment reduces both labour market opportunities and earnings. The penalty is worst for those who have committed murder.

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  • Dominguez Alvarez Rocio & Loureiro Maria L., 2012. "Stigma, Ex-convicts and Labour Markets," German Economic Review, De Gruyter, vol. 13(4), pages 470-486, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:germec:v:13:y:2012:i:4:p:470-486
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2012.00580.x
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    1. Ali M. Ahmed & Elisabeth Lång, 2017. "The employability of ex-offenders: a field experiment in the Swedish labor market," IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 6(1), pages 1-23, December.
    2. Gürtzgen, Nicole & Hank, Karsten, 2015. "The labor market consequences of political imprisonment in the former GDR," VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy 113134, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    3. Entorf, Horst, 2013. "Criminal Victims, Victimized Criminals, or Both? A Deeper Look at the Victim-Offender Overlap," IZA Discussion Papers 7686, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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