At the doorstep to employment: Discrimination against immigrants as a function of applicant ethnicity, job type, and raters' prejudice

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 406-417

  Krings, Franciska ^a,b   Olivares, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 36049024413     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701251721     Document Type: Article

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