Increasing the Demand for Workers with a Criminal Record
通过实验测试多种方法（如犯罪与安全保险、绩效评估、有限背景调查）对全国性招聘平台上雇主雇佣有犯罪记录劳动者的意愿的影响，发现这些方法能将愿意雇佣的比例从39%提升至50%以上。
Abstract We experimentally test several approaches to increasing the demand for workers with a criminal record on a nationwide staffing platform by addressing potential downside risk and productivity concerns. The staffing platform asked hiring managers to make a series of hypothetical hiring decisions that affected whether workers with a criminal record could accept their jobs in the future. We find that 39% of businesses in our sample are willing to work with individuals with a criminal record at baseline, which rises to over 50% when businesses are offered crime and safety insurance, a single performance review, or a limited background check covering just the past year. Wage subsidies can achieve similar increases but at a substantially higher cost. Based on our findings, the staffing platform relaxed the criminal background check requirement and offered crime and safety insurance to interested businesses.