Social network structure, segregation, and equality in a labor market with referral hiring

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 514-528

  Tassier, Troy ^a   Menczer, Filippo ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; Labor markets; Referral hiring; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649088433     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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