Discrimination in hiring versus retention and promotion: An empirical analysis of within-firm treatment of players in the NFL

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-136

  Conlin, Michael ^a   Emerson, Patrick M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 32644434484     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewj005     Document Type: Article

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