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Jail and the Case-Deaton Thesis

March 27, 2017 By Keith Humphreys @KeithNHumphreys

The 21st century has witnessed remarkable decay in the well-being of many non-Hispanic white Americans. In a new report, economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton document that non-Hispanic whites who have a high school education or less have experienced reduced life expectancy and increased rates of suicide and addiction. Recent correctional system data highlight another dimension of this population’s travails: they are increasingly spending time in jail.

For the rest of the story, see my latest piece at Washington Post.

Filed Under: Crime & Incarceration

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  1. JamesWimberley says

    March 28, 2017 at 12:00 am

    The Case & Deaton paper is a greatly expanded version of their opening shot, a great data currant cake with a pleasantly Victorian feel – the first equation is on page 35. All the many charts are at the end in an appendix.

    There is an issue here for the public reception of social science. Keith rightly puts a chart in his short op-ed. Charts and maps are how we visual animals take in new information. Authors of papers aiming at a public impact should consider always including one headline chart in the summary.

    The data underline the need for universal health care in the USA, independent of employment. This holds even if the trends in mortality from despair cannot be reversed quickly, or at all. Sick and suffering people need help.

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