Glass ceilings or sticky floors? Statistical discrimination in a dynamic model of hiring and promotion

Economic Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 530, 2008, Pages 961-982

  Bjerk, David ^a  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; SKILLED LABOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 45749117258     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02157.x     Document Type: Article

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