Prison labor markets: The supply issue |
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Authors: | Denton Marks Aidan Vining |
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Institution: | (1) Policy Analysis Division, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, University of British Columbia, V6T 1Y8 Vancouver, BC, Canada;(2) Policy Group, Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6 Burnaby, BC, Canada;(3) Associate, Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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Abstract: | Putting prisoners to work has widespread appeal, but the nature of prison labor markets suggests that prisoners may have little incentive to work. The inmate population exhibits sociodemographic and psychological characteristics that correlate highly with labor market difficulties. Moreover, work incentives are bounded by both a guaranteed minimum standard of living and severe restrictions on the uses of earnings; prison is essentially a ration regime The impact of these institutional arrangements also depends upon the duration of the prisoner's remaining sentence and expected remaining lifetime. Unfortunately, there is little evidence bearing on these concerns, and experimental analysis is proposed. |
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