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Megan T Stevenson

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Working papers

  1. Megan Stevenson & Jennifer Doleac, 2020. "Algorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of Humans," Working Papers 2020-055, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
  2. Karp, Larry S. & Stevenson, Megan, "undated". "Green industrial policy: trade and theory," CUDARE Working Papers 123637, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Articles

  1. Aurélie Ouss & Megan Stevenson, 2023. "Does Cash Bail Deter Misconduct?," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 15(3), pages 150-182, July.
  2. Bo Cowgill & Megan T. Stevenson, 2020. "Algorithmic Social Engineering," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 110, pages 96-100, May.
  3. Megan T Stevenson, 2018. "Distortion of Justice: How the Inability to Pay Bail Affects Case Outcomes," The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 34(4), pages 511-542.
  4. Megan Stevenson, 2017. "Breaking Bad: Mechanisms of Social Influence and the Path to Criminality in Juvenile Jails," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 99(5), pages 824-838, December.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Megan Stevenson & Jennifer Doleac, 2020. "Algorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of Humans," Working Papers 2020-055, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.

    Cited by:

    1. Kevin Lang & Ariella Kahn-Lang Spitzer, 2020. "Race Discrimination: An Economic Perspective," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 34(2), pages 68-89, Spring.
    2. Bryce McLaughlin & Jann Spiess, 2022. "Algorithmic Assistance with Recommendation-Dependent Preferences," Papers 2208.07626, arXiv.org, revised Oct 2025.
    3. David Arnold & Will Dobbie & Peter Hull, 2020. "Do Employees Benefit from Worker Representation on Corporate Boards?," Working Papers 2020-184, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics.
    4. Albright, Alex, 2022. "No Money Bail, No Problems? Trade-offs in a Pretrial Automatic Release Program," SocArXiv 42pbz, Center for Open Science.
    5. Elliott Ash & Sergio Galletta & Tommaso Giommoni, 2021. "A Machine Learning Approach to Analyze and Support Anti-Corruption Policy," CESifo Working Paper Series 9015, CESifo.
    6. Talia Gillis & Bryce McLaughlin & Jann Spiess, 2021. "On the Fairness of Machine-Assisted Human Decisions," Papers 2110.15310, arXiv.org, revised Sep 2023.
    7. Dario Sansone & Anna Zhu, 2023. "Using Machine Learning to Create an Early Warning System for Welfare Recipients," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 85(5), pages 959-992, October.
    8. Xiyang Hu & Yan Huang & Beibei Li & Tian Lu, 2022. "Uncovering the Source of Machine Bias," Papers 2201.03092, arXiv.org.
    9. Körtner, John & Bonoli, Giuliano, 2021. "Predictive Algorithms in the Delivery of Public Employment Services," SocArXiv j7r8y, Center for Open Science.
    10. Arbour, William & Lacroix, Guy & Marchand, Steeve, 2021. "Prison Rehabilitation Programs: Efficiency and Targeting," IZA Discussion Papers 14022, IZA Network @ LISER.
    11. Brendan O'Flaherty & Rajiv Sethi & Morgan Williams, 2024. "The nature, detection, and avoidance of harmful discrimination in criminal justice," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(1), pages 289-320, January.
    12. Rebitschek, Felix G. & Gigerenzer, Gerd & Wagner, Gert G., 2021. "People underestimate the errors made by algorithms for credit scoring and recidivism prediction but accept even fewer errors," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 11, pages 1-11.
    13. Meier, Armando N. & Levav, Jonathan & Meier, Stephan, 2020. "Early Release and Recidivism," IZA Discussion Papers 13035, IZA Network @ LISER.

  2. Karp, Larry S. & Stevenson, Megan, "undated". "Green industrial policy: trade and theory," CUDARE Working Papers 123637, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Altenburg, Tilman & Kleinz, Maria & Lütkenhorst, Wilfried, 2016. "Directing structural change: from tools to policy," IDOS Discussion Papers 24/2016, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    2. Zhu, Zhaohui & Tan, Yafei, 2022. "Can green industrial policy promote green innovation in heavily polluting enterprises? Evidence from China," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 59-75.
    3. Francesco Macheda, 2025. "China’s Road towards Decarbonization: Unrealistic Promise or a Credible Commitment?," Forum for Social Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(3), pages 354-382, July.
    4. Kuik, Onno & Branger, Frédéric & Quirion, Philippe, 2019. "Competitive advantage in the renewable energy industry: Evidence from a gravity model," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 472-481.
    5. Réka Juhász & Nathan Lane, 2024. "The Political Economy of Industrial Policy," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 38(4), pages 27-54, Fall.
    6. Francesco Macheda, 2022. "Industrial Policies and State-Owned Enterprises: The Foundations of China’s Path Towards Decarbonization," L'industria, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 4, pages 581-619.
    7. Jin, Jian & Xu, Su & Gao, Bei, 2025. "Can energy efficiency credit guidelines boost enterprises' low-carbon technological innovation? Evidence from China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
    8. Liu, Ying & Huang, Hongyun & Mbanyele, William & Wei, Zhixing & Li, Xin, 2025. "How does green industrial policy affect corporate green innovation? Evidence from the green factory identification in China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).

Articles

  1. Aurélie Ouss & Megan Stevenson, 2023. "Does Cash Bail Deter Misconduct?," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 15(3), pages 150-182, July.

    Cited by:

    1. Terranova, Victoria A. & Slepicka, Jessie, 2025. "Financial pretrial release and innovations in outcome measurement," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    2. Roman Rivera, 2026. "Release, Detain, or Surveil? The Effect of Electronic Monitoring on Defendant Outcomes," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 18(2), pages 299-329, April.
    3. Premkumar, Deepak & Skelton, Andrew & Lofstrom, Magnus & Cremin, Sean, 2025. "What Happened When California Suspended Bail during COVID?," IZA Discussion Papers 17710, IZA Network @ LISER.
    4. Vîlcică, E. Rely & Mohler, Megan E. & Brey, Jesse & Ward, Jeffrey T., 2025. "Organizational culture and context in progressive prosecutorial reform: Lessons from Philadelphia," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).

  2. Bo Cowgill & Megan T. Stevenson, 2020. "Algorithmic Social Engineering," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 110, pages 96-100, May.

    Cited by:

    1. Michael Allan Ribers & Hannes Ullrich, 2020. "Machine Predictions and Human Decisions with Variation in Payoffs and Skills," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1911, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
    2. Hannes Ullrich & Michael Allan Ribers, 2023. "Machine predictions and human decisions with variation in payoffs and skill: the case of antibiotic prescribing," Berlin School of Economics Discussion Papers 0027, Berlin School of Economics.
    3. Andres, Antonio Rodriguez & Otero, Abraham & Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich, 2021. "Evaluation of technology clubs by clustering: A cautionary note," MPRA Paper 109138, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Ashesh Rambachan & Jon Kleinberg & Sendhil Mullainathan & Jens Ludwig, 2020. "An Economic Approach to Regulating Algorithms," NBER Working Papers 27111, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    5. Lambin, Xavier & Raizonville, Adrien, 2025. "From black box to glass box: algorithmic explainability as a strategic decision," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).

  3. Megan T Stevenson, 2018. "Distortion of Justice: How the Inability to Pay Bail Affects Case Outcomes," The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 34(4), pages 511-542.

    Cited by:

    1. Will Dobbie & Crystal S. Yang, 2021. "The US Pretrial System: Balancing Individual Rights and Public Interests," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 35(4), pages 49-70, Fall.
    2. Nicolás Grau & Gonzalo Marivil & Jorge Rivera, 2023. "The Effect of Pretrial Detention on Labor Market Outcomes," Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Springer, vol. 39(2), pages 283-332, June.
    3. Doménech-Pascual, Gabriel & Jiménez, Juan Luis, 2024. "Changes in damages when liability rules change: an empirical study on compensation for the time spent in pretrial detention," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).
    4. Windmeijer, Frank, 2025. "The robust F-statistic as a test for weak instruments," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 247(C).
    5. Navneet Kumar Singh & Nikee Silayach & Rajeev Kumar Ray & Devi Prasad Dash, 2025. "Institutional Effectiveness and Economic Development: A Machine Learning Approach With Empirical Modelling," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 84(5), pages 713-728, November.
    6. Chyn, Eric & Frandsen, Brigham R. & Leslie, Emily, 2025. "Examiner and Judge Designs in Economics: A Practitioner's Guide," IZA Discussion Papers 17636, IZA Network @ LISER.
    7. Johannes W. Ligtenberg & Tiemen Woutersen, 2024. "Multidimensional clustering in judge designs," Papers 2406.09473, arXiv.org.
    8. Bharti, Nitin Kumar & Roy, Sutanuka, 2023. "The early origins of judicial stringency in bail decisions: Evidence from early childhood exposure to Hindu-Muslim riots in India," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 221(C).
    9. Carl Lieberman & Elizabeth Luh & Michael Mueller-Smith, 2023. "Criminal court fees, earnings, and expenditures: A multi-state RD analysis of survey and administrative data," Working Papers 23-06, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
    10. Aaron Chalfin & Benjamin Hansen & Jason Lerner & Lucie Parker, 2019. "Reducing Crime Through Environmental Design: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment of Street Lighting in New York City," NBER Working Papers 25798, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    11. Joshua Grossman & Julian Nyarko & Sharad Goel, 2023. "Racial bias as a multi‐stage, multi‐actor problem: An analysis of pretrial detention," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(1), pages 86-133, March.
    12. Jason Baron, E. & Jacob, Brian & Ryan, Joseph, 2023. "Pretrial juvenile detention," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 217(C).
    13. Mogstad, Magne & Torgovitsky, Alexander, 2024. "Instrumental variables with unobserved heterogeneity in treatment effects," Handbook of Labor Economics,, Elsevier.
    14. St. Louis, Stacie, 2022. "Bail denied or bail too high? Disentangling cumulative disadvantage by pretrial detention type," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    15. Ana Maria Diaz & Luz Magdalena Salas, 2022. "Pretrial detention and conviction," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 53(1), pages 1-25, February.
    16. Shroff, Ravi & Vamvourellis, Konstantinos, 2022. "Pretrial release judgments and decision fatigue," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 117579, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    17. Mohamed Coulibaly & Yu-Chin Hsu & Ismael Mourifi'e & Yuanyuan Wan, 2024. "A Sharp Test for the Judge Leniency Design," Papers 2405.06156, arXiv.org, revised Nov 2025.
    18. William Arbour & Steeve Marchand, 2022. "Parole, Recidivism, and the Role of Supervised Transition," Working Papers tecipa-725, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    19. Thomas, Christopher & Cadoff, Becca & Wolff, Kevin T. & Chauhan, Preeti, 2022. "How do the consequences of pretrial detention on guilty pleas and carceral sentences vary between misdemeanor and felony cases?," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    20. Hauck, Jingyi & Yang, Eunbyeor Sophie, 2025. "Does New York State bail reform moderate the impact of pretrial detention on conviction rates?," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    21. John Eric Humphries & CŽcile Macaire & AurŽlie Ouss & Megan T. Stevenson & Winnie van Dijk, 2025. "Revisiting the Lasting Impacts of Incarceration," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 2441, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
    22. Johanna Lacoe & Brett Fischer & Steven Raphael, 2025. "The Effect of a Pre-Arraignment Legal Representation Pilot on Pretrial Release and Criminal Case Outcomes," Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Springer, vol. 41(2), pages 269-291, June.
    23. Naa-Solo Tettey & Nicole Smith & Jasmine Jackson, 2025. "Kalief Browder and the Criminalization of Poverty: Using Documentary Film as a Pedagogical Tool to Explore the Consequences of Cash Bail and Pretrial Detention," Journal of Politics and Law, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 18(3), pages 1-32, August.
    24. Andrew Garin & Dmitri Koustas & Carl McPherson & Samuel Norris & Matthew Pecenco & Evan K. Rose & Yotam Shem‐Tov & Jeffrey Weaver, 2025. "The Impact of Incarceration on Employment, Earnings, and Tax Filing," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 93(2), pages 503-538, March.

  4. Megan Stevenson, 2017. "Breaking Bad: Mechanisms of Social Influence and the Path to Criminality in Juvenile Jails," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 99(5), pages 824-838, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Steinhardt, Max Friedrich & Wren-Lewis, Liam & Merlino, Luca, 2022. "The Long Run Impact of Childhood Interracial Contact on Residential Segregation," VfS Annual Conference 2022 (Basel): Big Data in Economics 264098, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    2. Jinkins, David Carson & Kuka, Elira & Labanca, Claudio, 2025. "Welfare Programs and Crime Spillovers," IZA Discussion Papers 17958, IZA Network @ LISER.
    3. Zanella, Giulio, 2020. "Prison Work and Convict Rehabilitation," IZA Discussion Papers 13446, IZA Network @ LISER.
    4. Tomás Cortés & Nicolás Grau & Jorge Rivera, 2019. "Juvenile Incarceration and Adult Recidivism," Working Papers wp482, University of Chile, Department of Economics.
    5. Liu, Wen & Xu, Zhicheng, 2025. "Lost in translation: Dialect distance, social assimilation and immigrant crimes in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    6. Escobar, Maria A. & Tobón, Santiago & Vanegas-Arias, Martín, 2023. "Production and persistence of criminal skills: Evidence from a high-crime context," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 160(C).
    7. Giovanni Mastrobuoni & Daniele Terlizzese, 2022. "Leave the Door Open? Prison Conditions and Recidivism," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 14(4), pages 200-233, October.
    8. Erdem, Gizem & Betül Yücesoy, Zeynep & Esra Ersayan, Ayşe, 2024. "Daily experiences and close relationships incarcerated youth: Perspectives of inmates and prison staff," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    9. Santiago Tobón Zapata & Maria Antonia Escobar Bernal & Martin Vanegas Arias, 2021. "Criminal capital persistence: Evidence from 90,000 inmates’ releases," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 19297, Universidad EAFIT.
    10. Stuart, Bryan Andrew & Taylor, Evan J., 2019. "The Effect of Social Connectedness on Crime: Evidence from the Great Migration," IZA Discussion Papers 12228, IZA Network @ LISER.
    11. Kegon Teng Kok Tan & Mariyana Zapryanova, 2019. "The Role of Prison in Recidivism," Working Papers 2019-083, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
    12. Camille Hémet & Bastien Michel, 2024. "Custodial versus non-custodial sentences: Long-run evidence from an anticipated reform," Working Papers halshs-02958769, HAL.
    13. Jason Baron, E. & Jacob, Brian & Ryan, Joseph, 2023. "Pretrial juvenile detention," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 217(C).
    14. He, Zijing, 2024. "When less is more: The effects of correctional education downsizing on reincarceration," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
    15. Luca Paolo Merlino & Max Friedrich Steinhardt & Liam Wren-Lewis, 2019. "More than Just Friends? School Peers and Adult Interracial Relationships," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/351079, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    16. Georges Bresson & Guy Lacroix & Mohammad Arshad Rahman, 2021. "Bayesian panel quantile regression for binary outcomes with correlated random effects: an application on crime recidivism in Canada," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 60(1), pages 227-259, January.
    17. Zenou, Yves & Bezin, Emeline & Verdier, Thierry, 2018. "Crime, Broken Families, and Punishment," CEPR Discussion Papers 13014, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
    18. Tony Beatton & Michael P. Kidd & Matteo Sandi, 2022. "School Indiscipline and Crime," CESifo Working Paper Series 9526, CESifo.
    19. Lindquist, Matthew J. & Patacchini, Eleonora & Vlassopoulos, Michael & Zenou, Yves, 2024. "Spillovers in Criminal Networks: Evidence from Co-offender Deaths," IZA Discussion Papers 17113, IZA Network @ LISER.
    20. Giovanni Mastrobuoni & Daniele Terlizzese, 2021. "Cash: Leave the Door Open? Prison Conditions and Recidivism," EIEF Working Papers Series 2111, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF), revised Jun 2021.
    21. Zenou, Yves & Lindquist, Matthew, 2019. "Crime and Networks: 10 Policy Lessons," CEPR Discussion Papers 13823, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
    22. Christoph Engel & Sebastian J. Goerg & Christian Traxler, 2022. "Intensified support for juvenile offenders on probation: Evidence from Germany," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(2), pages 447-490, June.
    23. Bethencourt, Carlos & Kunze, Lars, 2022. "The economics of crime and socialization: The role of the family," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 197(C), pages 579-597.
    24. Arbour, William & Lacroix, Guy & Marchand, Steeve, 2021. "Prison Rehabilitation Programs: Efficiency and Targeting," IZA Discussion Papers 14022, IZA Network @ LISER.
    25. Megan Stevenson & Jennifer Doleac, 2020. "Algorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of Humans," Working Papers 2020-055, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
    26. Steeve Marchand & Guy Lacroix & William Arbour, 2023. "Prison rehabilitation programs and recidivism: evidence from variations in availability," Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series wp2023n07, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne.
    27. Andrew Garin & Dmitri Koustas & Carl McPherson & Samuel Norris & Matthew Pecenco & Evan K. Rose & Yotam Shem‐Tov & Jeffrey Weaver, 2025. "The Impact of Incarceration on Employment, Earnings, and Tax Filing," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 93(2), pages 503-538, March.

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  1. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (2) 2012-05-22 2012-11-03. Author is listed
  2. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (2) 2020-02-24 2020-08-10. Author is listed
  3. NEP-RES: Resource Economics (2) 2012-05-22 2012-11-03. Author is listed
  4. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (1) 2012-11-03. Author is listed
  5. NEP-BIG: Big Data (1) 2020-02-24. Author is listed
  6. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2012-11-03. Author is listed
  7. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (1) 2012-11-03. Author is listed

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