particularly true in the context of a prison or another environment of acute deprivation, whereby individuals have little other … inside a Category C (minimum security) prison in England. In the first study, the authors randomly assigned a sample of 89 … figures inside and outside the prison; the control group were asked more neutral questions. Both groups then completed several …

randomized natural field experiment embedded in an existing labor market reactivation program to examine the effect of a self …

This paper provides an argument for the advantage of a preference for identity-consistent behaviour from an … is greatly facilitated if the agents of the society possess a preference for identity consistent behaviour. As …

adulthood. By combining administrative data on school performance, high school graduation, crime, earnings, and cognitive and …

We show that a number of “noncognitive” skills and preferences, including patience and identity, are malleable in … adults, and that investments in them reduce crime and violence. We recruited criminally-engaged men and randomized half to … eight weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy designed to foster self-regulation, patience, and a noncriminal identity and …