Detecting discrimination in the hiring process: Evidence from an Internet-based search channel

Empirical Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 537-563

  Eriksson, Stefan ^a   Lagerström, Jonas ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Discrimination; Employment status; Ethnicity; Job search; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

AGE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; INTERNET; JOB SEARCH; RACISM;

EID: 84866449259     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-011-0496-6     Document Type: Article

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