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Does incarceration length affect labor market outcomes?

Landersø, Rasmus·2015·The Journal of Law and Economics
DOI 10.1086/682911
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This paper studies how longer incarceration spells affect offenders’ labor market outcomes by using a reform that increased incarceration lengths by approximately 1 month. I use detailed register data for offenders who predominantly serve incarceration spells of 1–2 months. I analyze the sample for several years prior to and after incarceration and show that the reform led to an exogenous increase in incarceration lengths. I find that the longer incarceration spells result in lower unemployment rates and higher earnings, possibly because marginal increases in short incarceration spells improve conditions and incentives for rehabilitation, while the costs of jail related to these outcomes are unaffected. I show that the estimates are robust to different econometric specifications and further provide evidence that my results are not driven by changes in macroeconomic conditions.

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  • Increasing evidence suggests prison establishments that emphasize rehabilitation can reduce recidivism.

    “There is, however, increasing evidence suggesting prison establishments that emphasize rehabilitation can reduce recidivism (Landersø, 2015; Mastrobuoni and Terlizzese, 2019; Bhuller et al., 2020; Lotti, 2020; Hjalmarsson and Lindquist, 2020).”

    From Prison Rehabilitation Programs: Efficiency and Targeting (2021) · cites this paper as Landersø, 2015

  • Landersø (2015) shows that a Danish reform lengthening sentences for violent offenders increased employment and earnings.

    “Landersø (2015) studies a reform in Denmark that lengthened sentences for violent offenders and shows that the reform increased employment and earnings.”

    From Prison Rehabilitation Programs: Efficiency and Targeting (2021) · cites this paper as Landersø (2015)

  • Research has documented convincing evidence of substantial rehabilitative effects in Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

    “and research has documented convincing evidence of substantial rehabilitative effects (Landersø, 2015; Bhuller et al., 2020; Hjalmarsson and Lindquist, 2020).”

    From Prison Rehabilitation Programs: Efficiency and Targeting (2021) · cites this paper as Landersø, 2015

  • Recent evidence suggests incarceration can favor rehabilitation.

    “Recent evidence suggests incarceration can favor rehabilitation (Landersø, 2015; Bhuller et al., 2020; Hjalmarsson and Lindquist, 2020)”

    From Prison Rehabilitation Programs: Efficiency and Targeting (2021) · cites this paper as Landersø, 2015

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Authors
Landersø, R.
Affiliations
Rockwool Foundation (DK)
Corresponding author
Landersø, Rasmus
ORCID
Landersø, Rasmus
Venue
The Journal of Law and Economics
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2015-02
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
205-234
ISSN
  • 0022-2186 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5285
DOI
10.1086/682911
OpenAlex
W1844985028
Cited by
53
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5
FWCI
15.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Law and Economics (publishedVersion)
  • bepress Legal Repository (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Keywords
labor market outcomes, offenders, unemployment, earnings, prison reform, rehabilitation

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