Does job testing harm minority workers? Evidence from retail establishments

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 219-277

  Autor, David H ^a   Scarborough, David ^a  

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EID: 42149155985     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2008.123.1.219     Document Type: Article

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