The Effect of the 1993 Texas Prison Expansion on the Texas Labor Market

dc.contributor.advisor	Cunningham, Scott
dc.contributor.author	Reihle, Eric
dc.contributor.department	Economics.	en_US
dc.contributor.other	Baylor University.	en_US
dc.contributor.schools	Honors College.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-05-01T22:00:06Z
dc.date.available	2014-05-01T22:00:06Z
dc.date.copyright	2014
dc.date.issued	2014-05-01
dc.description.abstract	In 1993, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice began a prison expansion project. From 1993 to 1995, Texas prison capacity nearly doubled. The prison expansion led to a large, exogenous increase in Texas worker imprisonment, therefore making it possible to examine how prison growth altered the labor market opportunities for workers in Texas. Using the economic theory of labor market equilibrium for guidance and a natural experiment methodology for the research design, my thesis evaluates the causal effect of the 1993 Texas prison expansion on employment and real wages of Texas workers.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2104/8962
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	Baylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.	en_US
dc.rights.accessrights	Worldwide access	en_US
dc.subject	Economics	en_US
dc.title	The Effect of the 1993 Texas Prison Expansion on the Texas Labor Market	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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