Probable Causation - Episode 12: Michael Lovenheim on grade retention and students' criminal activity

Episode 12: Michael Lovenheim on grade retention and students' criminal activity

09/17/19 • 59 min

Michael Lovenheim talks about how grade retention affects students' later criminal activity.

"The Effect of Grade Retention on Adult Crime: Evidence From a Test-Based Promotion Policy" by Ozkan Eren, Michael F. Lovenheim, and Naci H. Mocan.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

“In school and out of trouble: The minimum dropout age and juvenile crime” by D. Mark Anderson.
“The effect of education on crime: Evidence from prison inmates, arrests, and self-reports” by Lance Lochner and Enrico Moretti.
“Priceless: The nonpecuniary benefits of schooling” by Philip Oreopolous and Kjell G. Salvanes.
“The crime reducing effect of education” by Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie, and Sunčica Vujić.
“Compulsory education and the benefits of schooling” by Melvin Stephens Jr.and Dou-Yan Yang.
“Better schools, less crime?” by David Deming.
“The effect of school choice on participants: Evidence from randomized lotteries” by Julie Berry Cullen, Brian A. Jacob, and Steven Levitt.
“The effect of grade retention on high school completion” by Brian A. Jacob and Lars Lefgren.
“How the timing of grade retention affects outcomes: Identification and estimation of time-varying treatment effects” by Jane Cooley Fruehwirth, Salvador Navarro, and Yuya Takahashi.
“Grade retention, postsecondary education, and public aid receipt” by Suh-Ruu Ou and Arthur J. Reynolds.
“The effects of test-based retention on student outcomes over time: Regression discontinuity evidence from Florida” by Guido Schwerdt, Martin R. West, and Marcus A. Winters.
“Test-based promotion policies, dropping out, and juvenile crime” by Ozkan Eren, Briggs Depew, and Stephen Barnes.
“Breaking bad: Mechanisms of social influence and the path to criminality in juvenile jails” by Megan Stevenson.

Michael Lovenheim talks about how grade retention affects students' later criminal activity.

"The Effect of Grade Retention on Adult Crime: Evidence From a Test-Based Promotion Policy" by Ozkan Eren, Michael F. Lovenheim, and Naci H. Mocan.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

“In school and out of trouble: The minimum dropout age and juvenile crime” by D. Mark Anderson.
“The effect of education on crime: Evidence from prison inmates, arrests, and self-reports” by Lance Lochner and Enrico Moretti.
“Priceless: The nonpecuniary benefits of schooling” by Philip Oreopolous and Kjell G. Salvanes.
“The crime reducing effect of education” by Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie, and Sunčica Vujić.
“Compulsory education and the benefits of schooling” by Melvin Stephens Jr.and Dou-Yan Yang.
“Better schools, less crime?” by David Deming.
“The effect of school choice on participants: Evidence from randomized lotteries” by Julie Berry Cullen, Brian A. Jacob, and Steven Levitt.
“The effect of grade retention on high school completion” by Brian A. Jacob and Lars Lefgren.
“How the timing of grade retention affects outcomes: Identification and estimation of time-varying treatment effects” by Jane Cooley Fruehwirth, Salvador Navarro, and Yuya Takahashi.
“Grade retention, postsecondary education, and public aid receipt” by Suh-Ruu Ou and Arthur J. Reynolds.
“The effects of test-based retention on student outcomes over time: Regression discontinuity evidence from Florida” by Guido Schwerdt, Martin R. West, and Marcus A. Winters.
“Test-based promotion policies, dropping out, and juvenile crime” by Ozkan Eren, Briggs Depew, and Stephen Barnes.
“Breaking bad: Mechanisms of social influence and the path to criminality in juvenile jails” by Megan Stevenson.

Previous Episode

Episode 11: Steven Raphael on sentencing reform in California

Steven Raphael talks about how California's sentencing reform policies have affected incarceration and crime rates in the state.

"The effect of sentencing reform on crime rates: Evidence from California’s Proposition 47" by Magnus Lofstrom and Steven Raphael.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

"Public Safety Realignment and Crime Rates in California" by Magnus Lofstrom and Steven Raphael.
"Is Public Safety Realignment Reducing Recidivism in California?" by Magnus Lofstrom, Steven Raphael, and Ryken Gratett.
"Realignment, Incarceration, and Crime Trends in California" by Magnus Lofstrom and Steven Raphael.
“Prison Downsizing and Public Safety" by Magnus Lofstrom and Steven Raphael.
“Incarceration and Incapacitation: Evidence from the 2006 Italian Collective Pardon” by Paolo Buonanno and Steven Raphael.
“Can We Downsize our Prisons and Jails without Compromising Public Safety? Findings from California’s Prop 47” by Bradley Bartos and Charis E. Kubrin.
"An Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Case Dispositions and Sentencing Outcomes for Criminal Cases Presented to and Processed by the Office of the San Francisco District Attorney" by John MacDonald & Steven Raphael.

Next Episode

Episode 13: Ariel White on short jail spells and subsequent voting behavior

Ariel White talks about the effect of short jail spells on subsequent voting behavior.

"Misdemeanor Disenfranchisement? The Demobilizing Effects of Brief Jail Spells on Potential Voters" by Ariel White.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

"Turnout and Party Registration among Criminal Offenders in the 2008 General Election" by Traci Burch
"Did Disfranchisement Laws Help Elect President Bush? New Evidence on the Turnout Rates and Candidate Preferences of Florida’s Ex-Felons" by Traci Burch
"Political Consequences of the Carceral State" by Vesla M. Weaver and Amy E. Lerman
"Arresting Citizenship: The Democratic Consequences of American Crime Control" by Amy E. Lerman and Vesla M. Weaver
"Does Incarceration Reduce Voting? Evidence about the Political Consequences of Spending Time in Prison" by Alan S. Gerber, Gregory A. Huber, Marc Meredith, Daniel R. Biggers, and David J. Hendry
"The Criminal and Labor Market Impacts of Incarceration" by Michael Mueller-Smith
"Locking Up the Vote? Evidence from Vermont on Voting from Prison" by Ariel White and Avery Nguyen

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