Cheipesh, OleksandraUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía2023-12-122023-12-122023-12-122340-5031https://hdl.handle.net/10016/39075Drawing 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.engAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 EspañaBan The Box LawsDrug-Related MortalityEmploymentLabor Market Outcomesworking paperI12J78K31EconomíaDT/0000002097