Detecting discrimination against homosexuals: Evidence from a field experiment on the internet

Economica

Volumn 76, Issue 303, 2009, Pages 588-597

  Ahmed, Ali M ^a   Hammarstedt, Mats ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOUSING MARKET; INTERNET; RENTAL SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67149123733     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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