Statistical discrimination in labor markets: An experimental analysis

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-31

  Dickinson, David L ^a   Oaxacaf, Ronald L ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 69549117341     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/sej.2009.76.1.16     Document Type: Article

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