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Criminal Background and Job Performance (2016)

Minor, Dylan, Nicola Persico and Deborah M. Weiss.

This paper examines firm-level hiring practices and worker-level performance outcomes. Our data indicate that the typical employee with a criminal record has a psychological profile different from other employees, with fewer characteristics that are associated with good job performance outcomes.

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