Published Econometrica Online 1 Jan 2025The Impact of Incarceration on Employment, Earnings, and Tax FilingAndrew Garin · Dmitri Koustas · Carl McPherson · Samuel Norris · Matthew Pecenco · Evan K. Rose · Yotam Shem-Tov · Jeffrey WeaverThis paper estimates the causal effect of incarceration on employment, wage earnings, self-employment, and tax filing behavior using administrative criminal justice data linked to Internal Revenue …