@EdWorkingPaper{ai23-839,
title = "Suspended from Work and School? Impacts of Layoff Events and Unemployment Insurance on Student Disciplinary Incidence",
author = "Riley Acton, Jo Al Khafaji-King, Austin Smith",
institution = "Annenberg Institute at Brown University",
number = "839",
year = "2023",
month = "September",
URL = "http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai23-839",
abstract = {We examine the impact of local labor market shocks and state unemployment insurance (UI) policies on student discipline in U.S. public schools. Analyzing school-level discipline data and firm-level layoffs in 23 states, we find that layoffs have little effect on discipline rates overall. However, effects differ across the UI benefit distribution. At the lowest benefit level ($265/week), a mass layoff increases out-of-school suspensions by 4.5%, with effects dissipating as UI benefits increase. Effects are consistently largest for Black students - especially in predominantly White schools - resulting in increased racial disproportionality in school discipline following layoffs in low-UI states.},
}