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Hidden costs of ban the box laws: unraveling the effects on drug-related deaths

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10016/39075
ISSN: 2340-5031
UXXI: DT/0000002097
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2023-12-12
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Drawing on data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), this study investigates the impact of Ban the Box (BTB) laws on drug-related mortality. Two years after adoption, BTB laws are associated with more than a 35 percent increase in drug-related mortality among Black and Hispanic men. The main mechanism driving this increase appears to be diminished labor opportunities. Consistent with the results of previous studies, I find evidence that BTB adoption reduces wages, the probability of employment, and the probability of full-time employment among Black and Hispanic men. This is the first study to provide evidence that BTB laws have negative spillover effects on drug-related fatalities.
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Ban The Box Laws, Drug-Related Mortality, Employment, Labor Market Outcomes
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DE - Working Papers. Economics. WE