Episode 115: Steve Mello
Steve Mello
Steve Mello is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College.
Date: May 6, 2025
Episode Details:
In this episode, we discuss Prof. Mello’s research on the long-term financial impacts of small criminal justice fines.
“Fines and Financial Wellbeing” by Steven Mello.
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
"Report on the economic well-being of U.S. households in 2017" by Jeff Larrimore, Alex Durante, Kimberly Kreiss, Christina Park, and Claudia Sahm.
"Criminalizing poverty: The consequences of court fees in a randomized experiment" by Devah Pager, Rebecca Goldstein, Helen Ho, and Bruce Western.
"The Government Revenue, Recidivism, and Financial Health Effects of Criminal Fines and Fees" by Tyler Giles.
"The Impact of Criminal Financial Sanctions: A Multi-State Analysis of Survey and Administrative Data" by Keith Finlay, Matthew Gross, Carl Lieberman, Elizabeth Luh, and Michael Mueller-Smith.