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Title: Returns to Postincarceration Education for Former Prisoners
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Brown, Christian |
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Returns to Postincarceration Education for Former Prisoners Social Science Quarterly 96,1 (March 2015): 161-175. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.12094/abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Wiley Online Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Educational Returns; GED/General Educational Diploma/General Equivalency Degree/General Educational Development; Incarceration/Jail; Labor Market Outcomes; Wages Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Objectives: I estimate the returns to education for individuals who attain education after an incarceration spell. Methods: Returns to labor supply and wages are estimated using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and a variety of regression and matching techniques. Results: A positive relationship is found between postincarceration education and labor outcomes, especially for college completion. The General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is not associated with direct benefits. Conclusions: The returns to post-incarceration education are positive but diminished, implying that programs targeted at college completion may best serve prisoners after release. |
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Brown, Christian. "Returns to Postincarceration Education for Former Prisoners." Social Science Quarterly 96,1 (March 2015): 161-175.
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