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The Minimum Wage, EITC, and Criminal Recidivism

View ORCID ProfileAmanda Y. Agan and View ORCID ProfileMichael D. Makowsky
Journal of Human Resources, September 2023, 58 (5) 1712-1751; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.1220-11398R1
Amanda Y. Agan
Amanda Y. Agan is an assistant professor of economics at Rutgers University–New Brunswick ().
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Michael D. Makowsky is an associate professor of Economics in the John E. Walker Department of Economics at Clemson University.
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vol. 58 no. 5 1712-1751
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.5.1220-11398R1
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received December 1, 2020
  • Accepted May 1, 2021
  • Published online September 18, 2023.

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  1. Amanda Y. Agan is an assistant professor of economics at Rutgers University–New Brunswick (amanda.agan{at}rutgers.edu).
  2. Michael D. Makowsky is an associate professor of Economics in the John E. Walker Department of Economics at Clemson University.
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