Why do small establishments hire fewer blacks than large ones?

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 896-914

  Holzer, Harry J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; RACIAL DISPARITY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032421960     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146402     Document Type: Article

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