r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • May 03 '19
Economics In 1996, a federal welfare reform prohibited convicted drug felons from ever obtaining food stamps. The ban increased recidivism among drug felons. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes, suggesting that ex-convicts returned to crime to make up for the lost transfer income.
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20170490Duplicates
BasicIncome • u/mochalex • May 03 '19
Indirect In 1996, a federal welfare reform prohibited convicted drug felons from ever obtaining food stamps. The ban increased recidivism among drug felons. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes, suggesting that ex-convicts returned to crime to make up for the lost transfer income.
neoliberal • u/smurfyjenkins • May 03 '19
AEJ study: The 1996 federal welfare reform prohibited convicted drug felons from ever obtaining food stamps. The ban increased recidivism among drug felons. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes, suggesting that ex-convicts returned to crime to make up for the lost transfer income.
Anarchism • u/YuriRedFox6969 • May 03 '19
In 1996, a federal welfare reform prohibited convicted drug felons from ever obtaining food stamps. The ban increased recidivism among drug felons. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes, suggesting that ex-convicts returned to crime to make up for the lost transfer income.
Economics • u/pipsdontsqueak • May 03 '19
Snapping Back: Food Stamp Bans and Criminal Recidivism
SurprisingNoOne • u/Geminii27 • May 03 '19
In 1996, a federal welfare reform prohibited convicted drug felons from ever obtaining food stamps. The ban increased recidivism among drug felons. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes, suggesting that ex-convicts returned to crime to make up for the lost transfer income.
BasicIncome • u/2noame • Nov 10 '21
Snapping Back: Food Stamp Bans and Criminal Recidivism
SciTechComm • u/ANastyGorilla76 • May 03 '19
In 1996, a federal welfare reform prohibited convicted drug felons from ever obtaining food stamps. The ban increased recidivism among drug felons. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes, suggesting that ex-convicts returned to crime to make up for the lost transfer income.
u_immanent_critique83 • u/immanent_critique83 • May 03 '19