Implementing anti-discrimination policies in statistical profiling models

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-231

  Pope, Devin G ^a   Sydnor, Justin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 80051975937     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.3.3.206     Document Type: Article

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