Discriminatory practices at South Korean firms quantitative analysis based on job application forms

European Journal of East Asian Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-113

  Hlasny, Vladimir ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

job application forms; Korea; labour unions; probit JEL Codes: J7, J23; profiling; statistical discrimination in hiring

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052700931     PISSN: 15680584     EISSN: 15700615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156805811X592522     Document Type: Article

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