Are Affirmative Action hires less qualified? Evidence from employer-employee data on new hires

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 534-569

  Holzer, Harry ^a   Neumark, David ^a  

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EID: 0033458653     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209930     Document Type: Article

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