Causal effects of perceived immutable characteristics

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 775-785

  Greiner, D James ^a   Rubin, Donald B ^b  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80053938069     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00110     Document Type: Article

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