Hasnain says:

Interesting data, not sure I fully agree with the assumption that people "need" work, but it's a common one.

"As we shall see, a single variable – having a criminal record – is a key missing piece in explaining why work rates and LFPRs have collapsed much more dramatically in America than other affluent Western societies over the past two generations. This single variable also helps explain why the collapse has been so much greater for American men than women and why it has been so much more dramatic for African American men and men with low educational attainment than for other prime-age men in the United States."

Posted on 2017-04-02T17:00:59+0000