Revisiting the Impact of Prison Building on Job Growth: Education, Incarceration, and County-Level Employment, 1976-2004

It is widely believed that prison construction offers significant economic benefits to local areas. We review the popular and scholarly literature and provide a quantitative analysis of claims. Copyright (c) 2010 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Hooks, Gregory ; Mosher, Clayton ; Genter, Shaun ; Rotolo, Thomas ; Lobao, Linda
Published in:	Social Science Quarterly. - Southwestern Social Science Association, ISSN 0038-4941. - Vol. 91.2010, 1, p. 228-244
Publisher:	Southwestern Social Science Association

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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