Computerizing audit studies

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 508-514

  Lahey, Joanna N ^a   Beasley, Ryan A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit; Discrimination; Field experiment; Resum

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960728080     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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