Replication data for: Snapping Back: Food Stamp Bans and Criminal Recidivism

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Cody Tuttle

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Project Citation: 

Tuttle, Cody. Replication data for: Snapping Back: Food Stamp Bans and Criminal Recidivism. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114721V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary I estimate the effect of access to food stamps on criminal recidivism. In 1996, a federal welfare reform imposed a lifetime ban from food stamps on convicted drug felons. Florida modified this ban, restricting it to drug traffickers who commit their offense on or after August 23, 1996. I exploit this sharp cutoff in a regression discontinuity design and find that the ban increases recidivism among drug traffickers. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes, suggesting that the cut in benefits causes ex-convicts to return to crime to make up for the lost transfer income.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Recidivism
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Florida
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 10/1995 – 4/2016
Universe:  View help for Universe Individuals who are currently in (i.e., active inmates) or were released from (i.e., released inmates) state prison in Florida.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Florida DOC provides updated versions of the OBIS Database online. Details about data construction from those source files are contained in the code available here and in Appendix E of the paper.

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Florida DOC OBIS Database, April 2016 version.
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Prison stays,

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