J47 – African Economic History Network

Prison Labour: The Price of Prisons and the Lasting Effects of Incarceration

Belinda Archibong and Nonso Obikili

Institutions of justice, like prisons, can be used to serve economic and other extra- judicial interests, with lasting deleterious effects. We study the effects on incarceration when prisoners are used primarily as...
Read more »

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent.

You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checbox-others	11 months	This cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is used to store whether or not a visitor has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_ga	2 years	This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and to keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. This cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly-generated number to identify unique visitors.

Others

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

Cookie	Duration	Description
__cfduid	1 year	Starting 10 May 2021, this cookie will no longer be set and will fully expire 30 days later. The __cfduid cookie has been used by Cloudflare to detect bots on the web. It does not track users or sell personal data. More information: https://blog.cloudflare.com/deprecating-cfduid-cookie/