An experimental study of statistical discrimination by employers

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 837-849

  Feltovich, Nick ^a   Papageorgiou, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442485839     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4135275     Document Type: Article

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