Manager race and the race of new hires

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 589-631

  Giuliano, Laura ^a   Levine, David I ^b   Leonard, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 73449129002     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605946     Document Type: Article

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