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To determine whether the substantial growth of mass incarceration in the United States over recent decades prevented expected reductions in poverty.

February 12, 2009Crime & Delinquency

The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Poverty

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RDRobert H. DeFina LHLance Hannon

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Panel analysis reveals rising incarceration significantly increased poverty across the United States, indicating that prison expansion hindered national progress in poverty reduction.

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To determine whether the substantial growth of mass incarceration in the United States over recent decades prevented expected reductions in poverty.
Analyzed a state-level panel dataset spanning 1980 to 2004.
Evaluated effects across three distinct poverty indexes.
Used instrumental variable techniques to address potential simultaneity between incarceration and poverty.
Incarceration growth significantly increased poverty across all three measured poverty indexes.
Counterfactual analysis indicates the official poverty rate would have dropped considerably in the absence of mass incarceration.

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DeFina et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75a627ae41e4ffbd6a36db https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128708328864

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February 12, 2009Crime & Delinquency

The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Poverty

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Authors

RDRobert H. DeFina LHLance Hannon

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Panel analysis reveals rising incarceration significantly increased poverty across the United States, indicating that prison expansion hindered national progress in poverty reduction.

Key Points

To determine whether the substantial growth of mass incarceration in the United States over recent decades prevented expected reductions in poverty.
Analyzed a state-level panel dataset spanning 1980 to 2004.
Evaluated effects across three distinct poverty indexes.
Used instrumental variable techniques to address potential simultaneity between incarceration and poverty.
Incarceration growth significantly increased poverty across all three measured poverty indexes.
Counterfactual analysis indicates the official poverty rate would have dropped considerably in the absence of mass incarceration.

Cite This Study

DeFina et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75a627ae41e4ffbd6a36db https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128708328864

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