The Unintended Consequences of "Ban the Box": Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories Are Hidden
The Unintended Consequences of "Ban the Box": Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories Are Hidden
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DOI：
10.1086/705880
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Hansen, Benjamin
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作者：
Doleac, Jennifer L.;Hansen, Benjamin
美国各地的司法管辖区都采取了“禁止盒子”（BTB）政策，禁止雇主在招聘过程的后期询问求职者的犯罪记录。他们的目标是改善那些有犯罪记录的人的就业结果，其次是减少就业中的种族差异。然而，删除犯罪历史信息可能会增加对包括更多前罪犯的人口统计群体的统计歧视。我们使用BTB政策的时间变化来测试BTB对就业的影响。我们发现，BTB政策使年轻、低技能黑人男性的就业概率降低了3.4个百分点（5.1%）。
Jurisdictions across the United States have adopted "ban the box" (BTB) policies preventing employers from asking about job applicants' criminal records until late in the hiring process. Their goal is to improve employment outcomes for those with criminal records, with a secondary goal of reducing racial disparities in employment. However, removing criminal history information could increase statistical discrimination against demographic groups that include more ex-offenders. We use variation in the timing of BTB policies to test BTB's effects on employment. We find that BTB policies decrease the probability of employment by 3.4 percentage points (5.1%) for young, low-skilled black men.