Are gay men and lesbians discriminated against in the hiring process?

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 565-585

  Ahmed, Ali M ^a,b   Andersson, Lina ^c   Hammarstedti, Mats ^c  

^a Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84873575076     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-2011.317     Document Type: Article

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