Games and discrimination: Lessons from the weakest link

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 918-947

  Antonovics, Kate ^a   Arcidiacono, Peter ^b   Walsh, Randall ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 30944455269     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xl.4.918     Document Type: Article

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