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Table 3 Correlates of hiring rates (customer service and sales)

From: Criminal background and job performance

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Hired

Hired

Hired

Hired

Hired

Hired

pre_crim

0.0410*

0.0440*

− 0.0398***

− 0.0280*

− 0.0394***

− 0.0263

(1.73)

(1.84)

(− 3.02)

(− 1.77)

(− 2.98)

(− 1.59)

school

 

− 0.0142

  

0.0062

0.0061

 

(− 1.14)

  

(1.28)

(1.28)

fewer_short_jobs

 

0.0225***

  

0.0183***

0.0182***

 

(5.43)

  

(11.52)

(11.60)

longest_job

 

− 0.0081

  

0.0041

0.0042

 

(− 1.55)

  

(1.62)

(1.64)

pos_applied==Sales

   

0.2752***

− 0.1357

− 0.1308

   

(4.42)

(− 1.10)

(− 1.05)

crim*sales

     

− 0.0282

     

(− 1.16)

Constant

0.1894***

0.2706***

0.1556***

0.1219***

0.1674***

0.1671***

(4.91)

(4.53)

(4.27e+11)

(9.06)

(14.78)

(14.82)

location dummies

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Observations

73,885

73,884

73,885

73,885

73,884

73,884

R-squared

0.001

0.004

0.248

0.094

0.250

0.251

Adjusted R-squared

0.001

0.004

0.248

0.094

0.250

0.250

  1. Sample contains only applicants for whom information about criminal background is available. t-statistics in parentheses. Standard errors clustered by location
  2. *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < .01
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