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The problem with "ban the box"

Ban the box is a policy that prohibits employers from asking about criminal records. In this video, Amanda Agan discusses whether these policies affect racial disparities in the chance of getting a job interview.  This video was recorded at the American Economic Association in Chicago in January 2017.

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Topics:  Labour markets [1]

Tags:  criminals [2], access to jobs [3], racial discrimination [4]


Source URL: https://voxeu.org/content/problem-ban-box

Links
[1] https://voxeu.org/content/topics/labour-markets
[2] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/6592
[3] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/145
[4] https://voxeu.org/taxonomy/term/4692