TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparing apples to oranges
T2 - Differences in women’s and men’s incarceration and sentencing outcomes
AU - Butcher, Kristin F.
AU - Park, Kyung H.
AU - Piehl, Anne Morrison
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Using detailed administrative records, we find that, on average, women receive lighter sentences in comparison with men along both extensive and intensive margins. Using parametric and semiparametric decomposition methods, roughly 30% of the gender differences in incarceration cannot be explained by the observed criminal characteristics of offense and offender. We also find evidence of considerable heterogeneity across judges in their treatment of female and male offenders. There is little evidence, however, that tastes for gender discrimination are driving the mean gender disparity or the variance in treatment between judges.
AB - Using detailed administrative records, we find that, on average, women receive lighter sentences in comparison with men along both extensive and intensive margins. Using parametric and semiparametric decomposition methods, roughly 30% of the gender differences in incarceration cannot be explained by the observed criminal characteristics of offense and offender. We also find evidence of considerable heterogeneity across judges in their treatment of female and male offenders. There is little evidence, however, that tastes for gender discrimination are driving the mean gender disparity or the variance in treatment between judges.
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U2 - 10.1086/691276
DO - 10.1086/691276
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021734297
SN - 0734-306X
VL - 35
SP - S201-S234
JO - Journal of Labor Economics
JF - Journal of Labor Economics
IS - S1
ER -