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Race and gender effects on employer interest in job applicants: new evidence from a resume field experiment

Rajeev DaroliaUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Cory KoedelUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Paco MartorellUniversity of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USAView further author information
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Katie WilsonRAND, Santa Monica, CA, USAView further author information
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Francisco Perez-ArceRAND, Santa Monica, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 853-856 | Published online: 23 Nov 2015

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