Measuring Economic Discrimination of Hispanic-Owned Architecture and Engineering Firms in South Florida

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-101

  Carvajal, Manuel J ^a,b,c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Earnings disparities; Gender comparisons; South Florida firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442291470     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303261914     Document Type: Article

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